Rahul Gandhi’s trouble increased, court ordered to appear on January 10

New Delhi: Recently, while hearing the case registered on Rahul Gandhi’s alleged inflammatory and controversial statement on Veer Savarkar, the Lucknow court has issued summons to Rahul Gandhi. The court has ordered Rahul Gandhi to appear on January 10, 2025.

The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate III, Lucknow has summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for prima facie offences under sections 153 (A) and 505 of the Indian Penal Code. Advocate Nripendra Pandey had filed a complaint alleging that Rahul Gandhi had called Veer Savarkar a “servant of the British” and a “pensioner” during a press conference in Akola, Maharashtra on December 17, 2022.

Nripendra Pandey had said that this statement was given with the intention of spreading animosity and hatred in the society. Along with this, pre-prepared leaflets were also distributed among the journalists in the press conference, which shows a planned act by the opposition.

Rahul Gandhi, in a statement about Veer Savarkar in November 2022 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra, claimed that Savarkar had helped the British. Savarkar had written a letter to the British saying that he wanted to remain their slave. Due to fear, Savarkar signed the apology and betrayed Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ambrish Kumar Srivastava of Lucknow had ordered an inquiry on this petition filed by advocate Nripendra Pandey under Section 156 (3) of the CrPC. The court directed the Hazratganj police station to investigate the matter on behalf of an inspector level officer.