BJP says Rahul Gandhi suffers from amnesia in RSS defamation case

4 days ago | Published by : Avinash Nandakumar

NEW Delhi,Sept1: Rahul Gandhi “suffers from amnesia”, alleged BJP parliamentarian Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Thursday, after the Congress vice president said he won’t retract his allegation that the RSS killed Mahatma Gandhi.

“Rahul Gandhi, today, is seen as an inconsistent leader,” echoed Sabmit Patra, BJP spokesman.

Earlier on Thursday, Rahul told the Supreme Court (SC) that he stands by his 2014 statement that the RSS killed Mahatma Gandhi and added that he is ready to face trial for saying that. Through his counsel Kapil Sibal, he also withdrew his petition seeking to quash a defamation case against him filed by an RSS activist.

Rahul’s move came a little over a week after he backtracked in the same court and said that he had not accused the RSS as a whole of killing Gandhi.

“This is complete intellectual bankruptcy,” said Rakesh Sinha, an RSS ideologue, to Times Now.

“Both the son and son-in law in the Congress party are in trouble today,” the BJP’s Patra said. He was referring to the possibility that Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra may be implicated in a Haryana land scam case.

hul will now face trial in a Bhiwandi court in Maharashtra where the defamation case is filed. The Supreme Court today said it will not exempt him from making a personal appearance. The top court said the trial court will decide the case without being influenced by any other court’s orders.

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