The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has admitted a criminal petition against Rahul Gandhi over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The petitioner has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, urging registration of a regular case and a detailed investigation into the claims before the court.
Today, on 9th September, in the case concerning remarks against Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer cross-examined a witness in the ongoing defamation case linked to his 2018 Karnataka campaign speech, where he allegedly made derogatory remarks, sparking political controversy and a prolonged legal battle.
A Pune court denied Rahul Gandhi’s request for details about Satyaki Savarkar’s maternal lineage in a defamation case linked to comments he made in London. The judge emphasized that the case focuses on alleged defamatory statements rather than family history, asserting that such information is irrelevant to the main issue at hand.