Rahul’s presence not required, lawyer says

In the defamation case against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, his lawyer Milind Pawar told a Pune court on Monday that the Leader of the Opposition’s physical presence was not required.

- Ankit Shukla

The case was filed by Satyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of Hindutva leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who had demanded that the court order Gandhi to remain present during hearings. Opposing the plea, Pawar said the petition was “baseless and illegal’ and should be dismissed. He argued that no law ma