A perjury application has been filed in the Special MP/MLA Court in Pune against Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of misleading the court in a defamation case over his remarks on Vinayak Damodar “Veer” Savarkar, made in London.
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The application has been filed by Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Veer Savarkar, through advocate Sangram Kolhatkar. It alleges that Mr. Gandhi falsely claimed in a 15-page pursis, or statement to the court, on July 29 that he had not received the defamatory video which forms the crux of the complaint. The plea states that Mr. Gandhi’s advocate had acknowledged receipt of the documents, including a CD containing the speech, on May 9.
Pen drives and CDs
According to the application, Mr. Gandhi also admitted in his reply to having received a pen drive containing the video uploaded on YouTube but claimed that it was non-functional. A new pen drive was later provided and operated in court in the presence of his advocate. The application says that Mr. Gandhi still alleged non-receipt and filed a “false pursis.”
