With one case already pending in
Bhiwandi court against him for defaming Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS), the Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi had to appear before the
Guwahati court to face a similar case on Thursday.
Taking a pause from his ongoing ‘Deoria
to Delhi’ yatra in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi reached Guwahati to
appear before the Magisterial court where a defamation case against him
was filed by RSS Vibhag Sanghchalak Anjan Bora.
The case was filed on April 28 under IPC
499/500 against the Congress leader. Rahul Gandhi had accused the RSS
volunteers of not allowing him to enter the Barpeta Satra, a religious
institution in Lower Assam while he was on tour there, a charge refuted
by the RSS summarily.
Taking a dig at the RSS, Rahul Gandhi
dared the organization to file as many cases as they can for, he was
happy to fight them. “All these cases are being filed against me because
I am fighting for the poor, the rights of farmers, for unemployed youth
who have aspirations but are being denied jobs because the government
is working for 10-15 people,” he told reporters outside the court.
In December last year, Rahul Gandhi was
scheduled to visit the Barpeta Satra monastery before a road show in
December but didn't do so as there were some women pilgrims inside. The
next day, he claimed in Parliament that some "RSS people" had stopped
him from entering the temple.
“When I went to Assam I wanted to visit
the Barpeta temple. The RSS people stopped me from going into the
temple. This is the way BJP operates. They put women in front of me and
prevented me from going in,” he had said.
The RSS summarily rejected his allegation.
The Magistrate let Rahul Gandhi free on a
Personal Recognisance Bond of Rs 50,000/- and listed the case for
further hearing on November 5.
Rahul Gandhi is fighting another
defamation case for linking the RSS with the assassination of Mahatma
Gandhi and recently told the Supreme Court that he was ready to face
trial in a Maharashtra court.
Courtesy: News Bharati
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