UP court summons Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Indian Army

LUCKNOW: Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by Lucknow MP/MLA court for his alleged derogatory remarks against the Indian Army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Dec 2022.

Gandhi will have to appear before the court on March 24.

Former director of Border Road Organization, Uday Shankar Srivastava, had filed the complaint against Gandhi on the basis of which the defamation case was registered.

The comment that "Chinese soldiers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh" - a dig at govt over Chinese action at the Line of Actual Control — drew flak from many quarters.

Many BJP leaders had called Gandhi anti-national. The petitioner said he felt hurt by Rahul Gandhi's remarks.


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