Rahul asked to appear before Guj court in defamation case
April 08, 2019 18:43
A local court in Ahmedabad on Monday issued summons to Congress chief
Rahul Gandhi and the party's spokesperson Randeep Surjewala in a
criminal defamation suit filed by the Ahmedabad District Cooperative
Bank (ADCB) and its chairman.
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah is a director in
the bank.
The two complainants had moved the court last year after the
Congress leaders reportedly alleged the bank was involved in scam to
convert Rs 750 crore scrapped notes within five days of demonetisation
in 2016.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S K Gadhvi issued the
summons to the two leaders after finding prima facie evidence against
them, and asked them to remain present in the court on May 27. -- PTI