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Karnataka HC quashes BJP’s defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

Posted on: Feb 17, 2026 16:23 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Karnataka HC quashes BJP’s defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
THe mysore heights margaret court on tues quashed all proceedings against united states congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in a defamation case filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in connection with newspaper advertisements.Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav allowed the petition filed by Gandhi seeking quashing of the proceedings.“Allowing the proceedings to continue would amount to an abuse of the process of law. Proceedings so far as the petitioner (Gandhi) is concerned is set aside,” the court said.The defamation case was filed by BJP leader Keshav Prasad against Gandhi, Karnataka chief minister (CM) Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar citing the advertisements and campaigning slogans of Congress party during the lead up to the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections.Also Read:‘Rahul Gandhi talks good, but killing Congress’: Navjot Kaur Sidhu’s latest barb after party exitIn the advertisements, the Congress party had alleged that the BJP, which was then in power in the state, was charging up to 40 percent commission/bribes from contractors and others for execution of public works.The BJP in its complaint accused Congress leaders of spreading false advertisements targeting its party members including the then chief minister Basavaraj Bommai.Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar, and Gandhi were granted bail in the case by a magistrate court in June, 2024.

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