A Special MP/ MLA court in Karnataka on Saturday reserved its order on whether to issue anon-bailable leave against elderly Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with the vilification case filed by Karnataka BJP General Secretary Keshav Prasad.
The order is anticipated to be blazoned latterly in the day. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief MinisterD.K. Shivakumar appeared before the court in the same case and attained bail.
Rahul Gandhi, who’s also a party to the case, remained absent despite having given an undertaking to the court that he’d appear moment.
A. Ahmed, the counsel for Rahul Gandhi, submitted that his customer couldn’t appear in court due to the seventh phase of voting and a meeting of INDIA bloc leaders. He assured the court that Rahul Gandhi will appear on June 7.
Ramesh Babu, another counsel for Rahul Gandhi, contended to the court not to issue an order until June 7, and to grant Rahul Gandhi another date for appearance, the third similar request.
BJP counsel Vinod Kumar expostulated to these demands and prompted the court to issue anon-bailable arrest leave against Rahul Gandhi. He argued that the court doesn’t have the power to grant him a third occasion for appearance.
Counsel Ahmed combated that the court does indeed have the authority to grant time for appearance. The court questioned both counsels on the court’s authority to grant time. After hearing their arguments, the court suspended, reserving its order on the issue.
The vilification suit filed by Prasad alleges that Congress engaged in propaganda by publishing full- runner announcements criminating also BJP government of charging a 40 per cent commission, for furnishing government systems.
