Lucknow, March 5 -- A local court in Lucknow on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 200 on Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as the Congress leader failed to appear before it in connection with a case related to his alleged controversial remark against Veer Savarkar, sources said here.
Sources said that the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) has directed Rahul to appear before it on April 14 on an application filed by lawyer Nripendra Pandey. "The lawyer in his complaint had alleged that during a press conference in Akola in Maharashtra in December 2022 had described Veer Savarkar as a servant and pensioner of the British. He demanded to register a case against Rahul under the relevant sections of the Indian P...