The Jharkhand High Court rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's petition challenging proceedings in a criminal defamation case for calling Union Home Minister and former BJP President Amit Shah a murder accused.
Gandhi is reported to have said that despite the BJP's claim that its politics were clean, it had a party president who was "accused" in a murder case. Amit Shah was the BJP president at the time.
Rahul Gandhi has faced multiple defamation cases, including remarks against Purnesh Modi, Amit Shah, Vinayak Savarkar, Sushil Kumar Modi, Vandana Dongre, RSS, Gauri Lankesh, Dhrutiman Joshi, Sitaram Yechury, and Navin Jha. Comments made during press conferences, rallies, and visits to various locations.
Purnesh Modi, whose petition got Rahul Gandhi convicted in the defamation case, has been appointed as BJP's state in-charge of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman.