Bhiwandi: The city magistrate’s court on Saturday granted a permanent exemption to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearing before it in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Sawyamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary.
First Class Judicial Magistrate C. Wadikar who heard Rahul’s application filed through his counsel Narayan Iyer noted that the Congress leader deserves a permanent exemption.
The magistrate also fixed June 3 for recording evidence in the defamation suit filed by local RSS worker Rajesh Kunte.
Kunte had filed a private complaint before the Bhiwandi magistrate’s court in 2014 after watching Gandhi’s speech where he allegedly accused the RSS of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. Kunte claimed this statement lowered the reputation of the RSS.
Rahul Gandhi had appeared before the court in June 2018 and pleaded not guilty. (with Agency inputs)
