NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday stated that Rahul Gandhi‘s advocate filed a statement citing a “threat to his life” without consulting the leader or obtaining his consent.In a social media post on X, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said that Rahul “strongly disagrees” with the statement and that his lawyer will withdraw the application on Thursday.“Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer had filed a written assertion in court docket citing a menace to his life with out consulting him or acquiring his consent,” Shrinate stated.“Rahul Gandhi strongly disagrees with this action. Therefore, his lawyer will withdraw this written statement from the court tomorrow,” she added.Shrinate additionally connected Rahul’s lawyer Milind Pawar’s assertion through which he stated that the contents of the appliance had been drafted by him with out consulting Rahul.This comes hours after Pawar, in a written software, informed a Pune court docket that Rahul is dealing with a “threat to life” from the complainant in a defamation case associated to his remarks in opposition to Savarkar, Bar and Bench reported.Within the software submitted to the court docket, it was stated that the complainant is a direct descendant of Nathuram Godse and that “preventive protection is not only prudent but is a constitutional obligation upon the State.”“Given the documented history of violent and anti-constitutional tendencies linked to the complainant’s lineage… there exists a clear, reasonable, and substantial apprehension that Shri Rahul Gandhi may face harm, wrongful implication, or other forms of targeting,” it was submitted.“In view of the grave history associated with such lineage, the defence harbours a genuine and reasonable apprehension that history must not be permitted to repeat itself,” it added.Reacting to the plea, Satyaki Savarkar stated it was frivolous, and filed with the intention of delaying the trial. “The facts mentioned in the application by Gandhi have nothing to do with the present case,” he informed reporters.What’s the case about?Satyaki Savarkar has filed a criticism in opposition to Gandhi, alleging that in a speech made in London in March 2023, the Congress chief claimed that V D Savarkar had written in a ebook that he and 5 to 6 of his mates as soon as beat up a Muslim man and he (Savarkar) felt glad.Satyaki Savarkar stated no such incident ever occurred, and that V D Savarkar by no means wrote any such factor anyplace.He has sought Gandhi’s conviction below Part 500 IPC and compensation below Part 357 CrPC.The court docket has already granted bail to Rahul within the case.
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