A Delhi Court has issued notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Delhi Police in a revision petition challenging the rejection of a criminal complaint alleging hate speech during an election rally in Karnataka in 2023. The revision arises from a complaint alleging that Kharge made hate speech during an election rally held in Naregal, Karnataka, in April 2023. The complainant, who identified himself as a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), had alleged that Kharge made derogatory and defamatory remarks against the BJP, RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On November 11, 2025, the Tis Hazari Court had rejected the complaint, holding that no offence of hate speech or defamation was made out. Since the complaint was not filed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, cognisance of defamation was barred in law.