India, Nov. 29 -- The MP-MLA Court on Thursday rejected an application filed by complainant Satyaki Savarkar seeking permission to play a compact disc (CD) that he claimed contained a defamatory video of a speech delivered by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The order was passed in open court by Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Amol Shriram Shinde and uploaded online on Friday.

The case, being heard in the special court designated for cases involving elected representatives, stems from remarks Gandhi allegedly made about freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during a March 2023 speech in London. As part of his evidence, complainant Satyaki submitted two CDs said to contain the contentious speech.

During cross-examination, efforts ...