Rahul Gandhi defamation case in Karnataka: What is it all about?

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to appear before a people's court in Karnataka on Friday, in connection with a defamation case filed against him by the Bharatiya Janata Party's local unit..

The Congress leader is appearing in a case of defamation, filed by the BJP against the Congress for running a smear campaign against the previous government ahead of the Karnataka Assembly polls in 2023...

BJP MLC and General Secretary Keshav Prasad had filed the defamation suit against the Congress state unit, its president D K Shivakumar, then Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Rahul Gandhi...

The saffron party is accusing the Congress of defaming the party by launching a PayCM campaign, that saw the Congress release a rate card of bribes one must pay for various government jobs ahead of the assembly polls in May last year..

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