June 7th 2024.
In Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka, a court made the decision on Friday to grant bail to senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him by Karnataka BJP MLC Keshav Prasad. The court in question was the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court, where Gandhi made his appearance.
Interestingly, former Member of Parliament and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's brother, D.K. Suresh, provided surety of property worth Rs 75 lakh to secure Rahul Gandhi's bail. The court has adjourned the case until July 30, and during this time, the advocates and members of the Congress party flocked to the court premises to welcome Gandhi.
As the court proceedings concluded, the Congress party workers chanted slogans in support of Rahul Gandhi. The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, and Deputy CM Shivakumar left the court together in the same vehicle. Gandhi, who appeared to be in a cheerful mood, waved at the party workers from the car.
Prior to this court appearance, Rahul Gandhi had been welcomed at the airport by Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar. The defamation case against Gandhi alleges that the Congress party engaged in propaganda by publishing full-page advertisements accusing the previous BJP government of taking a 40% commission for handling government projects.
During the Assembly elections held last year, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar allegedly made false accusations to mislead the people of the state, according to Prasad. As a result, they should face legal action under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code. Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had also appeared before the court on June 1 and were granted bail.
However, Gandhi, who is also involved in the case, did not attend the court hearing, despite giving an undertaking to do so. The counsel representing the BJP leader had requested a non-bailable arrest warrant against Gandhi.
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