Lucknow Court Summons Rahul Gandhi On March 24 Over Alleged Defamatory Remarks Against Army

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Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by a court in Lucknow over his alleged defamatory remarks against the army in December 2022 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

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A Lucknow court has summoned Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on March 24 over his alleged defamatory remarks against the army in December 2022 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

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Earlier, on behalf of Uday Shankar Srivastava, former director of Border Roads Organisation — a rank equivalent to that of a colonel in the army — 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.

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While talking to some reporters, he made an objectionable comment 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 said.