Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case by Sultanpur MP-MLA court
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has been acquitted by an MP-MLA court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, in a defamation case linked to remarks made during the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election campaign. The case, filed by a BJP leader in 2018 over comments allegedly referring to Amit Shah as a “murder accused”, was dismissed by the court after nearly eight years of legal proceedings.
· 10/26/2026, 9:39:20 AM· 2 min read
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has been acquitted by an MP-MLA court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, in a defamation case linked to remarks made during the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election campaign. The case, filed by a BJP leader in 2018 over comments allegedly referring to Amit Shah as a “murder accused”, was dismissed by the court after nearly eight years of legal proceedings.
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