BJP leader Shalabh Mani Tripathi filed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making derogatory remarks against PM Narendra Modi during Congress party's national conclave in New Delhi.
The BJP spokesperson filed the complaint at the Deoria district fast track court under sections 499 and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code. April 5 has reportedly been fixed as the date of hearing of the case.
Tripathi stated, “During the Congress party national conclave in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi tried to draw similarities between PM Modi, Nirav Modi (tainted diamond businessman) and Lalit Modi (former IPL commissioner). He also said the name Modi had become synonymous to corruption. This remark has hurt the sentiments of BJP party workers and countrymen and for this reason I have filed a defamation case against him in Deoria court.”
