New Delhi/IBNS, May 25 -- In a fresh trouble for Rahul Gandhi, an MP-MLA court in Jharkhand's Chaibasa has issued a non-bailable warrant against the Congress MP in a defamation case, ordering him to appear in person before the court on June 26.

The court rejected Gandhi's lawyer's plea seeking an exemption from personal appearance.

Filed by BJP leader Pratap Katiyar, the case is related to Gandhi's 2018 remarks against Amit Shah, who was then the party president.

In his speech, Gandhi had allegedly said that even someone facing "charges of murder" could become the president of the BJP.

Following an order from the Jharkhand High Court, the defamation case was transferred to the MP-MLA court in Ranchi in February 2020.

Despite repeated...