A special MP/MLA court on Monday adjourned the hearing in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition and Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi to March 6.Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer Kashi Prasad Shukla said the complainant was cross-examined on February 11.
After the completion of the cross-examination, Monday was set to be the hearing day, however, as the complainant’s lawyer Santosh Kumar Pandey did not appear in the court, the matter was deferred to March 6.
The case stems from the alleged objectionable remark made by Rahul Gandhi about Home Minister Amit Shah during the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, prompting Mishra, a local BJP politician, to file the complaint.