Pune court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi in Savarkar defamation case | India News

NEW DELHI: A special MP MLA court in Pune on Friday granted bail to Congress leader and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in connection with a defamation case on a surety bond of Rs 25,000. The Congress leader appeared before the court through video conferencing.
The complaint was filed against the Raebareli MP Gandhi by the grandnephew of VD Savarkar after he made an alleged statement against on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar in London in March 2023.
According to ANI, the next hearing is scheduled for February 18.

Senior Congress leader Mohan Joshi provided the surety before the court.
According to Advocate Milind Pawar, who represented Gandhi, the court has granted the Congress leader permanent exemption from personal appearances.