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Assam court summons Rahul Gandhi in criminal defamation case

In Assam, a magisterial court in Kamrup issued summons today to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to face trial in a criminal defamation case for his remarks against the RSS over temple entry episode in Barpeta last year.<br/>Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate Sanjoy Hazarika has summoned Mr Gandhi on 21st of next month to face trial under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code which states, whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment upto two years or with fine or with both.<br/><br/>An RSS volunteer Anjan Bora had filed the criminal defamation case against Mr Gandhi alleging that he had tarnished the organisation's image by saying that he was not allowed by RSS members to enter Barpeta Satra, a 16th century Vaishnavite monastery in Assam, on December 12, 2015.<br/>

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