UP court summons Rahul Gandhi over remarks on army during Bharat Jodo Yatra

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Uttar Pradesh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by a court in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, over his alleged defamatory remarks against the Indian army in December 2022 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alok Verma fixed March 24 as the date for the next hearing in the case. Gandhi will have to be present in the court.
Earlier, on behalf of Uday Shankar Srivastava, former director of Border Roads Organisation, lawyer Vivek Tiwari had filed a defamation complaint against Gandhi. According to the lawyer, Gandhi made the alleged derogatory comments on December 16, 2022, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. While talking to the media, he made objectionable comments on the clash between the Indian and the Chinese armies on December 9, 2022. The complainant has alleged that Gandhi's statements were derogatory and defamed the Indian Army, the lawyer told PTI.