Pleading ‘not guilty’ in a criminal defamation case, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi Friday was granted bail for calling Home Minister Amit Shah a “murder accused”. Gandhi was also seen having lunch with Congress leader Hardik Patel after he was granted bail by the Ahmedabad court. AdvertisingAdditional chief metropolitan magistrate R B Etaliya, hearing the defamation suit filed by BJP Corporator Krishnavadan Brahmbhatt against Gandhi, granted the Congress leader bail on a bond of Rs 10,000, PTI reported. Gandhi sought personal exemption from this case too, the plea for which will also be heard on December 7. Meanwhile, on Thursday, Gandhi had appeared before the Surat district court in yet another criminal defamation complaint filed by Surat West BJP MLA Purnesh Modi and was granted bail as well as exemption from next hearing in the case.

Source: Indian Express October 11, 2019 13:46 UTC