EC Gives Rahul Gandhi Clean Chit Over MP Speech Slamming Amit Shah

Rahul Gandhi during a speech in Madhya Pradesh called BJP chief Amit Shah a “murder accused.”

File photo of Rahul Gandhi.

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The Election Commission on Thursday, 2 May, gave clean-chit to Congress President Rahul Gandhi who was accused by the BJP of violating the model code of conduct.

The BJP had alleged that Gandhi’s remarks made in Madhya Pradesh on 23 April, during which he called BJP chief Amit Shah a "murder accused," was a poll code violation.

"Murder accused BJP chief Amit Shah. Wah, kya shaan hai! (Wow, what a glory!)" Gandhi had said.

Gandhi's remarks alluded to a case concerning the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati in 2005, where Shah was also accused.

However, in 2014, a special court discharged Shah saying there existed “no case” against him and that he had been implicated for “political reasons”, PTI report.

Moreover, a court in Ahmedabad on 1 May issued summons to the Congress president after a defamation suit was filed by Krishnavadan Brahmbhatt, a BJP corporator from the Khadia ward.

Issuing the summons, Metropolitan Magistrate DS Dabhi fixed the next hearing on 9 July.

(With inputs from PTI and IANS)