New Delhi : The Supreme Court has sought a response from Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and others on a plea alleging that the Congress leader pushed a pregnant journalist during a march to the court on October 12.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to Rahul Gandhi and other respondents after the petition was mentioned before it.
The incident allegedly occurred when Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by several prominent opposition leaders and supporters, reached the Supreme Court on October 12 to submit a plea concerning alleged voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The allegations are subject to the proceedings before the Supreme Court. The court’s notice seeks responses from the respondents, and the allegations should not be treated as established facts.
