Defamation case was fast-tracked after Rahul Gandhi’s Adani speech in Lok Sabha: Congress

New Delhi: On Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the criminal defamation case followed by his disqualification from Lok Sabha, Congress Friday accused that the case was fast-tracked after the party leader’s Adani speech in Lok Sabha on February 7.

Addressing the media in New Delhi, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said nine days after Gandhi's Adani speech in Lok Sabha on February 7, the defamation case against him was fast-tracked by the complainant, who withdrew his own stay in the high court on February 16.

"On February 27, the arguments resumed after a year and on March 17, the judgment was reserved, he said, adding that the verdict was pronounced on March 23. This is no coincidence," Ramesh added.

People should “understand the chronology”, Ramesh added.