A metropolitan court on Wednesday took cognizance of the defamation complaint filed against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making a wrong and defamatory statement against BJP president Amit Shah during a recent election rally in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The court also issued summons to the Congress president directing him to remain present before it on July 9. He alleged that Gandhi, while addressing an election rally in Jabalpur, had said, "Murder accused BJP chief Amit Shah. The councillor claimed that the said speech was broadcast by news channels and published in newspapers causing damage to the reputation of the BJP president. The complainant has alleged that the statement of Gandhi was defamatory and false as Shah has been discharged by the CBI court on January 2, 2015, in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

Source: dna May 02, 2019 00:40 UTC