(Rahul Gandhi and his party must be excited about Supreme Court verdict on August 4; but there are many cases against him. In some he has been granted bail; while it must be noted that few cases are against him in BJP-ruled states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat and Assam)
बकरे की अम्मा कब तक ख़ैर मनाएगी?
(Bakre ki amma kab tak kher manaygi (A sacrificial got cannot go scot-free for long)"
- tweeted BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya
"Rahul Gandhi may have survived this one but for how long? On an earlier occasion, no less than the Supreme Court had pulled him up for attributing, wrongly to them, an observation, they had not made," said BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya in reference to 2019 episode vis-a-vis Rahul's remarks on Rafale controversy.
Besides, there are several other criminal defamation cases pending against Rahul Gandhi, including the high profile case of mudslinging the venerable Veer Savarkar, filed by the freedom fighter’s family."
"Rahul Gandhi is also an accused, along with his mother Sonia Gandhi, in the National Herald scam, and currently out on bail. Conviction in any of these can lead to his disqualification, again. Let’s not forget that veteran leaders like Lalu Prasad, J Jayalalitha among others have faced disqualification, following convictions.
Rahul Gandhi is on thin ice here. But for now the Parliament can do with some levity." -- Amit Malviya
Pending cases against Rahul Gandhi
2019
Mr Gandhi was granted bail by a Patna court in another defamation case. This case was also filed by a BJP leader for his comment asking if people with the surname "Modi" were "thieves."
2019
Mr Gandhi was granted bail by an Ahmedabad court in a defamation case filed by Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank after he alleged the bank was involved in a scam of swapping currency notes following demonetisation in November 2016.
2019
Mr Gandhi was granted bail by a Mumbai court in a defamation case filed by a worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). This case was filed for his alleged comment linking the murder of Bengaluru investigative journalist Gauri Lankesh with "BJP-RSS ideology", reports 'NDTV' web.
2016
A Guwahati court granted bail to Mr Gandhi in a defamation case filed by the RSS. The case was filed after Mr Gandhi alleged he was stopped by the RSS from entering Barpeta Satra in Assam in December 2015.
2016
A court in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi granted bail to Mr Gandhi in a case filed by a worker of the RSS. Mr Gandhi had allegedly said the RSS killed Mahatma Gandhi. The Supreme Court ruled that Mr Gandhi would have to face trial to prove his point in court.
2015
Mr Gandhi is out on bail in the National Herald case. Along with his mother Sonia Gandhi, he was granted bail in December 2015 in the case pursued by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.
The National Herald case involves Young Indian's takeover of Associated Journals Limited, the company that runs National Herald newspaper, and the dealings thereafter.
Defamation for Indian conditions, needs to be decriminalized. -- A Retd. Indian Army officer
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