Defamation case : Rahul Gandhi Appears In Bhiwanti Court

08 May, Thane

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi Friday appeared in a court in Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra for a hearing in a defamation case against him.

The court has posted the matter to July 8 for further hearing. Speaking to reporters outside the court, Rahul Gandhi said that he appeared in the court just to fulfill the commitment despite the respite given to him by the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court had yesterday stayed the proceedings against him. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and PC Pant had said that there shall be stay on further proceedings in a case pending before the trial court till the next date of hearing.

Gandhi has been sued by an RSS activist Rajesh Kunte for allegedly blaming RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The activist has alleged that the Congress leader had said at a rally during last year’s Lok Sabha poll that a worker of the saffron outfit killed Mahatma Gandhi.

Earlier,Gandhi’s plea seeking to quash the complaint filed by RSS activist Rajesh Kunte before a magisterial court in Bhiwandi was rejected by the Bombay High Court on March 10. The apex court had also issued notices to the Centre and an RSS activist who had filed the complaint seeking their reply within four weeks and posted the matter for hearing on July 8.