Guwahati: Congress vice-president and MP Rahul Gandhi today appeared before a local court here in connection with a defamation case by RSS. The court of the the chief judicial magistrate (Kamrup), which had summoned him, granted bail to Gandhi on a PR bond of Rs 50,000, fixing November 5 as the next date of hearing. Gandhi, who entered the court premise around 1010 hours, was in the court for about 30 minutes.
Talking to media persons outside the court, Gandhi said cases such as these were attempts to derail his work for the downtrodden section of the country. He said, "Such cases cannot hamper my work for the poor. I will continue to fight for them." Briefly addressing party workers gathered outside the court premise, Gandhi alleged that the BJP-led governments at New Delhi and Dispur were anti-people and the common man was suffering, while a select few were reaping all benefits. Gandhi later closeted in a meeting with top party functionaries at Rajiv Bhawan.
The court had summoned Gandhi in a case filed by RSS against Gandhi for his alleged defamatory comment on the organisation. Gandhi had alleged in December last year that RSS activists had prevented him from entering Barpeta Satra, a Vaishnavite monastery, during a 'Padyatra' by the Congress leader. (UNI)