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Rahul in Guwahati court for defamation case by RSS
September 29, 2016
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi arrives at a court in Guwahati for a defamation case filed by a RSS volunteer.
An RSS volunteer had filed a defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi last year
and the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup after examining
different witnesses asked Gandhi to appear before the court on September
29.
Rahul is also expected to address a
meeting of party workers before returning to New Delhi the same
evening.
The case is related to Gandhi's visit to the
Barpeta Satra, a 16th century Vaishnavite monastery on December 12 last
year. He was supposed to enter the Satra before taking part in a road
show, organised nearby, but did not do so and instead hit the roadshow
directly.
Later in New Delhi, he told media persons that
some RSS workers prevented him from entering the Satra. He also alleged
that the RSS have incited the local women to prevent him from entering
the Satra.
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