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RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi pleaded ‘not guilty’

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Mumbai | Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday pleaded ‘not guilty’ in front of the Bhiwandi court in the Defamation case filled by an RSS functionary Rajesh Kunte in 2014.

The Magistrate court earlier framed charges against Rahul Gandhi under section IPC 499 & 500 for criminal defamation and set August 10 as next date of hearing. Rajesh Kunte, a local RSS functionary had filled a case against Rahul Gandhi alleging that in his speech at a political rally on March 6, 2014, the Congress president had claimed that the ‘RSS people had killed Mahatma Gandhi’.

The Magistrate judges asked Mr. Gandhi that “(The complainant) says you defamed complainant’s organisation, that is RSS. Reputation of complainant and organisation was harmed … Have you received copies (of this)?” to which Rahul replied in the affirmative.

Earlier the Congress leader withdrew his petition filed in the apex court, challenging the case and said he would face the trial after the Supreme court refused to interfere with the criminal proceedings pending against him before the trial court.

During his two-day visit to Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi is also expected to address party workers and interact with its corporators in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. While tomorrow, he is scheduled to meet the kin of Dadaji Khobragade, the rural inventor who revolutionised rice farming, at Chandrapur in Vidarbha, before returning to Delhi.

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not talking about employment for youth and farmers and said that his fight was against the government’s policies.

Gandhi, who appeared before a court in Bhiwandi town here in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker.

also dared the BJP and the RSS to slap as many cases on him as they wanted to.

“Our fight is against the policies of the prime minister. Farmers are frustrated and the prime minister does not talk about employment for youth. This government is only for the rich,” Gandhi told reporters outside the Bhiwandi court.

He took a swipe at Modi’s radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’ and said the prime minister does not speak about ‘kaam ki baat’ like providing employment to youth or safeguarding farmers.

“Let them (the BJP and the RSS) slap as many cases as they want against me. Ours is a fight of ideology. We will fight them and win,” Gandhi said.

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