An MP-MLA court has scheduled a hearing for June 7 in the 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The case was filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra over Gandhi’s alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Gandhi’s lawyer, Kashi Prasad Shukla, requested more time for Gandhi to appear in court due to his busy schedule campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls.
The judge, Shubham Verma, set June 7 as the next date of hearing. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Santosh Kumar Pandey, accused Gandhi of evading the court.
A warrant had been issued against Gandhi in December, but he appeared in court in February and was granted bail.
The complaint was filed on August 4, 2018, after Gandhi’s alleged objectionable comments against Shah at a press conference in Bengaluru.