Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that there was no material linking him to the party’s “Corruption Rate Card” advertisement or related social media posts, which the Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged are defamatory, Live Law reported.

The advertisement was part of the Congress campaign in the run-up to the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election.

The court was hearing Gandhi’s plea seeking to quash the criminal defamation case filed by the BJP.

The Hindutva party had objected to the Congress’ allegations that the BJP government, which was in power from 2019 to 2023, was charging a 40% commission or bribes from contractors for undertaking public works.

The BJP alleged that the Congress was spreading false claims against its members, including the the

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