Bengaluru Court Summons Rahul Gandhi, CM Siddaramaiah, DyCM Shivakumar in Defamation Case
Bengaluru: A special court in Bengaluru issued summons to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in connection with a defamation case filed by the BJP. The court directed them to appear before it on March 28.
The case was filed by BJP state Secretary S. Shivaprasad, alleging that the accused had released full-page advertisements in media as part of a campaign against 40 percent commission charges against the then BJP government led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
The court also ordered the lodging of a criminal case against the accused and made the state Congress unit a party to it under Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC.
The Congress had made the 40 per cent commission allegation against the BJP a major campaign agenda, initially through speeches and later through social media campaigns and posters across the state.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.
The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.
“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.
João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.
The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.
“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.
“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.
