Rahul Gandhi gets bail from Bengaluru court in defamation case filed by BJP

Bengaluru Court on Friday granted bail to Congress Leader "Rahul Gandhi" in defamation case filed by BJP Karnataka Unit, the case against Rahul Gandhi revolves around advertisements published before last year's assembly elections, accusing the BJP government in Karnataka of widespread corruption during its 2019-23 term. 

In June 2023, the BJP filed a complaint alleging that these ads, published on May 5, 2023, in major Karnataka newspapers, made false and reckless claims. The ads, titled "Corruption rate card," accused the BJP's Basavaraj Bommai government of being a "40 per cent Commission Sarkara (government)."

The complaint stated that the ads were issued by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, led by its president, Shivakumar, and Siddaramaiah, the then Leader of the Opposition. It also noted that Rahul Gandhi shared the "defamatory advertisement" on his social media account on X.