- By Nidhi Giri
- Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:30 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against the Indian Army during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022. The plea, filed by Rahul Gandhi was being heard by a single-judge bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarth.
Rejecting Gandhi’s plea, Justice Vidyarthi said the right to free speech does not include the freedom to make statements which are defamatory to any person or defamatory to the Indian Army, the Bar & Bench reported. Rahul Gandhi had challenged the summoning order issued by a Lucknow court arguing that it was motivated and lodged in a mala fide manner.
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Rahul Gandhi’s Remarks During Bharat Jodo Yatra On December 16, 2022
Rahul Gandhi said, “Chinese soldiers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh."
“People will ask about Bharat Jodo Yatra, here and there, Ashok Gahlot and Sachin Pilot and whatnot. But they will not ask a single question about China capturing 2000 square kilometers of Indian territory, killing 20 Indian soldiers and thrashing our soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh," he had said
In his plea filed in a court in Lucknow, complainant Udai Shanker Srivastava alleged that during the Bharat Jodo Yatra In December 2022, Rahul Gandhi made multiple derogatory remarks for the Indian Army in the context of the conflict with Chinese soldiers. The court then summoned the Congress leader.
(With Agency Inputs)
