A plea challenging the rejection of an application seeking comparison of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s voice sample in a defamation case pending before a Sultanpur court has been filed in the Allahabad High Court, the complainant’s lawyer said on Thursday.
Local BJP politician Vijay Mishra has approached the high court’s Lucknow bench against the trial court’s decision dismissing his plea seeking comparison of Gandhi’s voice sample, Mishra’s counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey told the trial court.
The trial court has fixed September 14 as the next date of hearing in the case, which relates to alleged objectionable remarks made by Gandhi against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was then the BJP national president.
Congress Discusses Rahul Gandhi’s Punjab Visit Later This Month
In another development, amid factionalism in Congress Punjab unit, senior party leaders held a meeting to discuss Rahul Gandhi’s proposed yatra in the state later this month.
Sources said senior leaders also discussed the rift plaguing the state unit ahead of legislative assembly elections and some important decisions to strengthen the organisation are likely to be taken soon.
AICC in-charge for Punjab affairs Bhupesh Baghel said a meeting was held regarding Rahul Gandhi’s yatra in the state. “The proposal in this regard has been sent to his office and a date would be finalised soon.
“The yatra is likely to take place around September 15, which is the tentative date fixed for the yatra,” Baghel told reporters later. Sources said the issue of infighting was also discussed and the top leadership is likely to resolve the issue soon.
