SC stays trial in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over 2018 remarks on PM Modi

Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case arising from his alleged 2018 remarks concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rafale fighter jet deal. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh also sought a response from the Maharashtra government within four weeks. "Issue notice. Returnable in 4 weeks. Stay on trial," the bench said in its order. The case relates to remarks allegedly made by Gandhi in 2018 in which he used expressions such as "commander-in-thief" and "Choron Ke…