{
  "id": 4203420,
  "title": "Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge, 1 more get bail in RSS volunteer’s defamation case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/karnataka-minister-priyank-kharge-1-more-get-bail-in-rss-volunteers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T14:00:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/karnataka-minister-priyank-kharge-1-more-get-bail-in-rss-volunteers-defamation-case-10854925/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Bengaluru court granted bail to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge and Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad on Saturday, following a criminal defamation complaint filed by an RSS volunteer. The allegations involve the Congress leaders making public statements about the activities of the RSS, which Tejas A claimed were unlawful, antisocial, and portrayed the organization in a negative light. However, the court dismissed the case against Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao. Kharge and Nalapad appeared in court on Saturday and requested bail, which was granted under a personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000 with an additional cash security of Rs. 10,000 each. The court had earlier rejected Kharge's argument that the complainant's RSS membership lacked legal standing to sue for defamation, as the RSS is not a registered organization with mandatory membership records. The matter has been scheduled for a hearing on September 19.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge granted bail in defamation case",
    "Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad also granted bail",
    "Case dismissed against Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge hits back at Union Minister Kumaraswamy over KPSC ‘irregularities’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/karnataka-minister-priyank-kharge-hits-back-at-union-minister",
        "published": "2026-08-29T14:45:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}