[Thane,Maha] Cong VP Rahul Gets Bail in RSS Defamation Case
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was today granted bail by a court in Bhiwandi in a defamation case over his alleged comment against the RSS on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.
Rahul, who reached the Bhiwandi magistrate court in neighbouring Thane district around 10.30 AM amid tight security along with his supporters, appeared before Judge Tushar Waze, who adjourned the case till January 30, 2017.
Former Union Minister Shivraj Patil stood as surety for the bail for the Congress leader.
The case against Rahul was filed by a local RSS functionary, Rajesh Kunte, over the former’s speech in Bhiwandi on March 6, 2014 in the run up to Lok Sabha polls.
During the rally, Rahul had allegedly claimed, “The RSS people had killed Gandhi.”
The apex court however declined Rahul’s plea that he be exempted from personal appearance before the Bhiwandi court which had taken cognisance of the complaint of an RSS functionary by summoning him as an accused in the case.
Last evening, Rahul reached Mumbai to a rousing welcome by party workers and state leaders.
Several party workers carried placards which read: “Bapu ke samman mein, Rahul Gandhi maidan mein” (For Mahatma Gandhi’s honour, Rahul Gandhi joins fight”; “Gandhiji ke hatyaro se sangharsh rahega jari” (fight against Gandhi’s killers will continue) and “Rahul Gandhi sangharsh karo, hum tumhare saath hai” (Rahul Gandhi carry on the fight, we are with you).
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