Defamation case against Rahul: U.P. court reserves order for May 2

Arguments were heard on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) in a defamation case involving Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, with a local MP-MLA court reserving its order for May 2, officials said.

The hearing before the MP-MLA court focused on an application filed under Section 311 (which empowers a court to call or recall any witness at any stage of a trial if it feels their testimony is necessary for a fair decision) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), with counsels for both sides presenting their arguments.