Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will appear before a local court in Guwahati in connection with a defamation case, a party leader said.


An RSS volunteer had filed a defamation suit against Mr 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.


A spokesman of the Congress' state unit said that Gandhi will arrive in Guwahati around 9 am and will appear before the court at around 10.30 am. Later he 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.