New Delhi: Taking a break from his Uttar Pradesh tour, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday made his way to a magistrate's court in Kamrup in Assam that has summoned him in a defamation case filed by a Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)volunteer.
According to party leaders, Rahul Gandhi did not seek an exemption from making personal appearance in court, and will use the opportunity to launch another attack on the RSS.
The Congress Vice President is also expected to address a meeting of party workers before returning to New Delhi the same evening.
An RSS volunteer had filed a defamation suit against 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.
The case is regarding 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 road show 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 incited the local women to prevent him from entering the Satra.
An RSS volunteer filed the defamation suit against Gandhi not only denying the role of RSS into the incident but also alleging that Gandhi's statement to media in New Delhi had tarnished the image of Satra.
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