<p>Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at a special court here on Friday to appear personally before it in connection with a case filed by the BJP's Karnataka unit for issuing 'defamatory' advertisements in mainstream newspapers.</p>.<p>The advertisement ahead of the Assembly polls last year accused the then BJP government in the state of indulging in large-scale corruption during its 2019-2023 rule.</p>.Rahul Gandhi defamation case: All you need to know about today's hearing.<p>The court had on June 1 granted bail to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the State Congress chief, after they appeared before it in connection with the defamation case.</p>.<p>Judge K N Shivakumar had directed Gandhi to appear before the court on June 7 without fail. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at a special court here on Friday to appear personally before it in connection with a case filed by the BJP's Karnataka unit for issuing 'defamatory' advertisements in mainstream newspapers.</p>.<p>The advertisement ahead of the Assembly polls last year accused the then BJP government in the state of indulging in large-scale corruption during its 2019-2023 rule.</p>.Rahul Gandhi defamation case: All you need to know about today's hearing.<p>The court had on June 1 granted bail to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the State Congress chief, after they appeared before it in connection with the defamation case.</p>.<p>Judge K N Shivakumar had directed Gandhi to appear before the court on June 7 without fail. </p>