India, July 4 -- The special member of Parliament - member of legislative assembly (MP-MLA) court on Thursday rejected an application seeking to compel Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to submit a copy of the book he was referring to during a speech in London on March 2, 2023, in which he allegedly made defamatory remarks about Hindutva icon, Veer Savarkar.

"No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself. The burden of proof lies entirely on the complainant. Hence, the application filed by the complainant is liable to be rejected and is accordingly rejected," judicial magistrate Amol Shinde said in the order pronounced in open court on July 3.

Advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, appearing for Satyaki Savarkar - ...