RSS Defamation Case: Rahul Gandhi to appear in Bhiwandi Court

NEW DELHI:  Rahul Gandhi, accused of defaming the ruling BJP’s ideological mentor RSS or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, will appear at a court in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi today on his way to Goa to campaign for state polls.

Mr Gandhi has been sued over his comments at a rally before the 2014 election blaming the RSS for Gandhi’s assassination in 1948.

This morning, he confirmed in tweets that he would be in Bhiwandi before heading to Goa.

During his last appearance in November, the Congress Vice President was granted bail within minutes, but his brief visit was seized by the party to stage a political show in Bhiwandi, around 32 km from Mumbai.