Thane: The court adjourned the hearing of Rahul Gandhi's defamation case, which was brought against the Congress leader for his alleged remarks connecting the RSS to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination until August 3, according to his lawyer.
The hearing was scheduled for Saturday, but Gandhi's lawyer, advocate Narayan Iyer, stated that the magistrate in the Bhiwandi court was on leave.
The criminal defamation case was filed by local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member Rajesh Kunte over the Congress leader's alleged statement at an election rally near Bhiwandi on March 6, 2014, that “the RSS people killed (Mahatma) Gandhi.” He defamed the RSS by making this false claim, the complainant said.
In a related development, the Bombay High Court two days ago reserved its order on a petition filed by Rahul Gandhi against the admission of certain evidence by the Bhiwandi court, his lawyer said.
With PTI inputs