{"id":323429,"date":"2024-06-02T10:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=323429"},"modified":"2024-06-02T11:23:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T05:53:50","slug":"bengaluru-court-rahul-gandhi-personally-appear-june-7-defamation-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/06\/02\/bengaluru-court-rahul-gandhi-personally-appear-june-7-defamation-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengaluru Court directs Rahul Gandhi to personally appear on June 7 without fail in BJP Defamation case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Special Court for MP\/ MLA, Bengaluru:<\/span> In a defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janta Party leader Keshav Prasad against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against the advertisements and 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