A magisterial court in Surat on Thursday deferred the hearing on the defamation case against senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to December 10 for his "why all thieves share the Modi surname" during the Lok Sabha poll campaign this year. Chief Judicial Magistrate BH Kapadia had in May issued summons to Gandhi after admitting a complaint filed by local BJP MLA Purnesh Modi under IPC sections 499 and 500, which deal with criminal defamation.

A magisterial court in Surat on Thursday deferred the hearing on the defamation case against senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to December 10 for his "why all thieves share the Modi surname" during the Lok Sabha poll campaign this year. Chief Judicial Magistrate BH Kapadia had in May issued summons to Gandhi after admitting a complaint filed by local BJP MLA Purnesh Modi under IPC sections 499 and 500, which deal with criminal defamation.