‘Do not Make Statements With out Realizing Historical past’: SC Slams Rahul Gandhi Over His Remarks On Savarkar – News18
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The Supreme Courtroom has pulled up Rahul Gandhi over his repeated remarks on Veer Savarkar, asking the Congress chief to not make statements “with out realizing historical past”.
Supreme Courtroom slams Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Savarkar (PTI Picture)
The Supreme Courtroom on Friday warned Congress chief Rahul Gandhi towards passing defamatory statements about freedom fighters akin to Veer Savarkar and stated that he can not make remarks “with out realizing the historical past”.
The highest courtroom additional stated that it could take suo motu cognisance of the matter if Rahul Gandhi repeats such statements.
The apex courtroom’s remarks got here whereas staying felony defamation proceedings pending towards the Congress chief in Lucknow courtroom over his “servant of the British” remarks towards the liberty fighter, who spent over a decade in Mobile Jail on the Andaman Islands.
Supreme Courtroom Raps Rahul Gandhi Over Savarkar Remarks
A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Manmohan stayed the proceedings towards Rahul. Nevertheless, as quickly because the matter was taken up, Justice Datta expressed his objection to the Lok Sabha LoP’s comment that Savarkar was a servant of the British and requested if Mahatma Gandhi might be described in the identical method merely as a result of he used the time period “your trustworthy servant” in his letters to the Viceroy.
“Does your consumer know Mahatma Gandhi additionally used ‘your trustworthy servant’ whereas addressing the Vice Roy? Does your consumer know that his grandmother, when she was the Prime Minister, additionally despatched a letter praising the gentleman?” the SC requested senior lawyer and Congress chief Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who represented Rahul Gandhi within the courtroom.
“So subsequently, let him not make irresponsible statements concerning the freedom fighters. You’ve got laid down an excellent level of regulation and you might be entitled to remain. We all know that. However this isn’t the best way you deal with our freedom fighters. If you don’t know something of the historical past or geography of India…” Justice Datta stated.
‘Any individual Will Say Mahatma Gandhi Was Servant Of British’: SC
The courtroom underlined that through the British occasions, even the judges of the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom additionally used to deal with the Chief Justice as “your servant”.
“Somebody doesn’t develop into a servant like this. Subsequent time, anyone will say Mahatma Gandhi was a servant of the British. You might be encouraging these sorts of statements,” Justice Datta stated.
Rahul Gandhi has again and again accused Savarkar of bowing all the way down to the British, calling him a “maafiveer”. His remarks have drawn huge backlash from the BJP, Shiv Sena, and different Maharashtra events up to now.
