Lucknow, July 15 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reached the MP-MLA court in Lucknow to appear in a defamation case related to allegedly making a controversial remark against the Indian Army.

UP Congress President Ajay Rai said, "Rahul Gandhi has come to Lucknow today, as he has to remain present before the Court. He will return to Delhi after that..."

Earlier in the day, the LoP in the Lok Sabha called the death of the 20-year-old Balasore student an "organised murder by the BJP's system," accusing the BJP of failing to protect the victim.

Gandhi alleged that the student, who set herself on fire after facing sexual harassment, was subjected to repeated threats, torments and humiliation instead of rec...