Supreme Court stays proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Indian Army

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The bench, comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih rapped the Congress leader, saying, "You are Leader of Opposition; say things in Parliament, not on social media." (Express Photo)The Supreme Court Monday stayed proceedings against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks about Indian army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.The bench, comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih slammed the Congress leader, saying, “You are Leader of Opposition; say things in Parliament, not on social media.”“How do you get to know that 2000 sq km land was occupied by Chinese, if you are true indian, you wouldn’t say such a thing,” the bench observed.The bench also issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the complainant in the case.The Allahabad High Court on May 29 had dismissed Gandhi’s plea.Gandhi had challenged the summoning order and the complaint arguing that it was motivated and lodged in mala fide manner.In his plea filed in a court here, complainant Udai Shanker Srivastava alleged that during the December 2022 Yatra, Gandhi made several derogatory remarks about the Indian Army in context of the border standoff with China.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Rahul Gandhisupreme court