Rahul Gandhi Expresses Regret In Defamation Case Filed By Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Son

Kartikeya Singh had filed a defamation complaint in a Bhopal court against Rahul Gandhi.

25 Jun 2026, 09:50 · www.ndtv.com

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Rahul Gandhi filed an application expressing regret for his defamatory statement claim
Kartikeya Singh filed a defamation complaint in Bhopal court against Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi’s lawyer stated the statement was not related to Kartikeya Singh

Can the High Court cancel the summons against Rahul Gandhi?
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has filed an application before the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressing regret for his allegedly defamatory statement about Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son Kartikeya Singh.

Kartikeya Singh had filed a defamation complaint in a Bhopal court against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Gandhi's application, filed by his lawyer on Wednesday, said his statement was not related to Singh.

In the defamation complaint lodged in the Bhopal court for cases against MPs-MLAs, Kartikeya Singh alleged that during an election rally in Jhabua in 2018, Gandhi mentioned his name while referring to the Panama Papers leak scandal, thus damaging his reputation.

The court issued a summons to Gandhi for personal appearance, following which the Congress leader moved the High Court seeking to quash the summons as well as the defamation case.

Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal will hear Gandhi's petition on Thursday.

The petitioner on Wednesday produced the records of the lower court, as directed by the High Court.

Advocate Sankalp Kochhar represented the complainant before the high court.

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