Thane: The hearing in the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the district over his alleged statement linking RSS with Mahatma Gandhi's assassination has been postponed to August 3, his lawyer said here.
Gandhi's lawyer Narayan Iyer said the hearing was to be held on Saturday but the Bhiwandi court magistrate was on leave.
A 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 6 March 2014 that "RSS people killed (Mahatma) Gandhi." " The complainant said, he defamed RSS by making this false claim.
In a related development, the Bombay High Court had reserved its order on a plea filed by Rahul Gandhi against the admission of certain evidence by the Bhiwandi court two days ago, his lawyer said.
Gandhi's lawyer Narayan Iyer said the hearing was to be held on Saturday but the Bhiwandi court magistrate was on leave.
A 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 6 March 2014 that "RSS people killed (Mahatma) Gandhi." " The complainant said, he defamed RSS by making this false claim.
In a related development, the Bombay High Court had reserved its order on a plea filed by Rahul Gandhi against the admission of certain evidence by the Bhiwandi court two days ago, his lawyer said.
