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Today (1st June): The Karnataka Court granted bail to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, D K Shivakumar, in a defamation case filed by the BJP. The allegations stemmed from a controversial advertisement released before the 2023 state elections. The court acknowledged a prima facie case, leading to the issuance of summonses under defamation charges.
The Bengaluru Court re-issued summons to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in BJP’s defamation case related to an advertisement termed ‘Corruption Rate Card’. Rahul Gandhi was exempted until June 1st. The case stems from BJP’s complaint regarding pre-2023 state election allegations. The court ordered them to appear on April 29th after acknowledging a prima facie case.