New Delhi, July 25 -- The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim order granting stay on summons issued against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his controversial remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in 2022.

A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih adjourned the matter for four weeks and allowed the complainant, advocate Nripendra Pandey, to file his reply. The bench also permitted Gandhi to file a rejoinder within two weeks.

The Uttar Pradesh government has filed its affidavit in the case and said that the summoning order followed a thorough re-examination of the case file, statements, and investigation report, all supporting the all...