Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by the MP-MLA Court in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district on January 6 in connection with a case where he is accused of making certain remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Although the court had initially directed Gandhi to appear on Saturday, he did not attend.
The case dates back to August 4, 2018, when BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed a lawsuit accusing Gandhi of making objectionable remarks against Shah. Mishra's advocate, Santosh Pandey, noted that the MP-MLA court in Sultanpur had initially summoned Gandhi on December 16, but he did not appear.
Pandey further explained that on November 18, Judge Yogesh Yadav reserved the verdict after arguments and set the next hearing for November 27, summoning Gandhi to appear on December 16. Vijay Mishra, the complainant, is a former chairman of a cooperative bank and a resident of Hanumanganj.
(With Agency Inputs)
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