Reports: AICC Karnataka in-charge K C Venugopal resigns following party's by-election debacle
Bengaluru: Following the poor performance of Congress party in the Karnataka by-election the AICC Karnataka In-Charge K C Venugopal has reportedly submitted his resignation from the post on Tuesday.
According to the reports, Venugopal has sent his resignation letter to the interim AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi.
Congress in a poor performance in Karnataka by-election only managed to win two seats of 15 that underwent the polls, while the BJP swept 12 seats to further strengthen its numbers in the state assembly.
Following the election results on Monday KPCC Chief Dinesh Gundurao and CLP leader Siddaramaiah had also resigned from their respective posts.
Reports further added that new Karnataka in-charge from AICC will be announced on December 14.
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Hearing in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi postponed till March 27
Sultanpur (UP) (PTI): Hearing in the defamation case involving Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, which was scheduled to take place on Monday at the MP-MLA Court in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district, could not take place due to the non-appearance of the plaintiff Vijay Mishra.
The court will now hear this matter on March 27.
Santosh Kumar Pandey, the advocate of the plaintiff, on Monday said that he had submitted a formal application to the court during the previous hearing.
This application requested that the audio and video recordings of the statements made by Rahul Gandhi, which have been presented as evidence, be matched with Rahul Gandhi's authentic voice.
Due to Vijay Mishra's absence, the court has scheduled the next hearing for March 27, when the arguments in the case will be presented.
On February 20, Gandhi, the MP from Raebareli, had appeared before the court and recorded his statement, claiming the case was filed against him due to political vendetta. He had also told the court that the audio and video evidence submitted by the complainant was incorrect and said he would present his own evidence.
The case stems from Gandhi's alleged objectionable remarks against then BJP president Amit Shah during the 2018 Karnataka election campaign.
Following the remarks, Mishra, a resident of Hanumanganj under Kotwali Dehat police station area in Sultanpur, filed the defamation complaint.
In December 2023, the court had issued a warrant against Gandhi after he failed to appear before it. He later surrendered before the court in February 2024 and was granted bail on two surety bonds of Rs 25,000 each.
