‘If you are a true Indian…': Supreme Court rebukes Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Army, stays further proceedings
The Supreme Court questioned Rahul Gandhi, a Lok Sabha member, regarding his comments about the Indian Army. This followed a clash between Indian and Chinese forces in December 2022. The court inquired how Gandhi knew about the alleged occupation of 2000 km of land by China.
ANI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged remarks on the Indian Army following the Indo-China clash in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector on December 9, 2022.While expressing concern over the nature of the statements, the Supreme Court granted interim relief to Gandhi and stayed further proceedings pending before the trial court in the case.A bench of the apex court questioned the basis of Gandhi's public claim that China had occupied 2,000 km of Indian territory, asking, 'How did you get to know that 2,000 km land was occupied by Chinese?'The court further observed, 'If you are a true Indian, you will not say these things.'The remarks came while the bench was hearing a plea seeking to quash criminal proceedings initiated against Rahul Gandhi in connection with his comments on the armed forces.
The court also advised the Congress leader to use appropriate parliamentary platforms for such statements. 'You are Leader of Opposition; say things in Parliament, not on social media,' the bench told the leader.
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