Rahul Gandhi Told To Appear Before Pune Court In Savarkar Defamation Case

The court issued the summons to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday, asking him to appear before it on October 23.

A special court in Pune has summoned Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by the grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, accusing the Congress leader of making objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.

The court issued the summons to Mr Gandhi on Friday, asking him to appear before it on October 23.

Last year, Mr Savarkar's grandnephew, Satyaki Savarkar, had lodged a complaint against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha in this connection in a Pune court. Last month, the case was transferred to the special court for MPs and MLAs from the Judicial Magistrate First Class (FMFC) court.