Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached the special MP/MLA court in Pune with the request of converting the Summary Trial pending against him to Summons Trial in the Savarkar Defamation Case as his statements were based on historical facts and required detailed evidence.
The defamation case comes out of a remark against late right wing leader Vinayak Damodardas Savarkar during a speech made in London in 2023.
Special Court Judge Anmol Shinde directed the complainant to file a response to the application and exempted him from appearing in court during trial.
