An MP/MLA court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, acquitted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case over his 2018 remarks about Amit Shah, the then BJP president. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shubham Verma pronounced the verdict in Gandhi’s presence.
The case was filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), alleging that Gandhi’s remarks were defamatory.
Gandhi had reportedly stated,
"People in India forget that the president of BJP is a murder accused."
He further remarked,
"That's the truth. The party that talks about honesty, decency, has a person who has been accused of murder as president."
The court held that Gandhi’s remarks were not defamatory in nature and acquitted him.
