Statement in Pune court apprehending threat to Rahul's life being withdrawn: Congress spokespersons
Rahul Gandhi is facing a defamation case before a special MP/MLA court in Pune filed by Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, over alleged objectionable remarks made by the Congress leader against the Hindutva icon in his March 2023 speech in London.
Congress spokesperson Surpiya Shrinate said in a post on X, "Shri Rahul Gandhi's lawyer had filed a written statement (pursis) in the court citing threat to his life without Rahul ji's consent.
Rahul Gandhi strongly disagrees with this. The lawyer will withdraw this written statement from the court tomorrow."
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Another Congress spokesman Pawan Khera also released a post on X on the similar lines, stating that the application was filed without Gandhi's consent.
A press release issued by Gandhi's lawyer, Milind Pawar, read: "The pursis dated 13.08.25 was filed by me in the court without instructions from the client.
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The contents of the pursis were drafted by me without consulting my client Shri Rahul Gandhi."
Pawar stated, "My client has taken strong exception to filing of the pursis dated 13.08.25 and has expressed his disagreement with the contents of the pursis. I shall file a formal application tomorrow (Thursday) for withdrawal of the said pursis before the Honb'le Court."
When asked why he filed the pursis when the matter was not discussed with his client, Pawar told TOI, "I applied my mind and exercised my discretion as a lawyer in respect of what defence I must take and what documents I need to file in pursuit of the case for my client.
However, I will now withdraw the pursis tomorrow from the court."
The case has been posted for the next hearing on Sept 10.
(Perjury Plea by Satyaki)
Satyaki Savarkar's lawyer Sangram Kolhatkar filed a plea seeking action against Rahul Gandhi for perjury on the grounds that despite being supplied with all the documents and digital evidence relating to the defamation case, he has denied receiving them. The magistrate has asked Gandhi to file his written submission on the perjury plea on Sept 10.
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