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Court directed the complaint to be present before court on January 9 for recording of his statement under Section 200, CrPC.
A Lucknow Court has registered a complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Maharashtra during the "Bharat Jodo Yatra" press conference.
The complainant, in his application filed under Section 156(3) of CrPC, had stated that Gandhi's alleged "derogatory" remarks that he made on November 17, 2022, were intentional and were made to spread enmity and hatred in society.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A K Srivastava passed the order on Advocate Nripendra Pandey's application which essentially sought registration of an FIR against Gandhi and others. However, at the instant stage, the judge found the case fit for registering the complaint and examining the complainant and his witnesses.
Court posted the matter for January 9, 2023 to record Pandey's statement under section 200 of CrPC.
In his application, Pandey stated that on 17 November, when he was watching the news on television, he heard Gandhi saying that Savarkar who received a pension from the Britishers was their servant.
He alleged that Gandhi said so about Savarkar, who is considered a great revolutionary of nationalist ideology, under deliberate strategy and conspiracy.
He countered Gandhi's allegation stating: "Krantiveer Damodar Savarkar, the great hero of nationalist ideology, was an immortal hero in the history of independence, a fearless freedom fighter who endured the inhuman atrocities of the British to liberate Mother India from the slavery of the British".
He alleged that Gandhi made the derogatory accusations etc. against Savarkar to insult and spread feelings of inferiority towards him.
Moreover, Pandey stated that although he complained about this matter to the head of Hazratganj Police Station and other senior officials, but not action was taken.
Case Title: Nripendra Pandey v. Rahul Gandhi and Others
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