Rahul's lawyer raised issue of 'threat to his life' without his consent: Cong

The Congress on Wednesday said Rahul Gandhis lawyer raised the issue of threat to his life without his consent and will take back the statement in court on ThursdayAn application filed before Judicial Magistrate First Class Amol Shinde in Pune by Gandhis lawyer Milind Pawar said that Gandhi could face harm from the followers of the ideology of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Nathuram Godse and providing preventive protection is the states constitutional obligationCongress media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said Gandhis lawyer raised the issue of threat to his life in the court without his consentMr Gandhi has strong objection to this and tomorrow his lawyer will take back this statement in court Khera said in a post on XHe also shared a press release by the lawyer which said the Pursis dated 13082025 was filed by me in the Court without Instructions from the clientThe contents of the Pursis were drafted by me without consulting my client Shri Rahul Gandhi My client has taken strong exception to filing of this Pursis dated 13082025 and has expressed his disagreement with the contents of the Pursis Pawar saidI shall file a formal application tomorrow for withdrawal of the said Pursis before the Honble Court he saidThe case the trial of which is yet to start pertains to certain comments allegedly made by Gandhi against V D Savarkar freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologueThe application said that complainant Satyaki Savarkar had admitted that he is also a direct descendant through maternal lineage of Nathuram Godse and Gopal Godse principal accused in the assassination of Mahatma GandhiRahul Gandhi is the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and recently held a press conference in New Delhi placing before the nation evidence of electoral fraud by the Election Commission the application saidGandhi also staged a protest in the Parliament complex raising slogans such as vote chor sarkarIn light of the documented history of violent and anticonstitutional tendencies linked to the complainants lineage and considering the prevailing political climate there exists a clear reasonable and substantial apprehension that Rahul Gandhi may face harm wrongful implication or other forms of targeting by persons subscribing to the ideology of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar the application statedIn such circumstances preventive protection is not only prudent but is a constitutional obligation upon the state it addedAdvocate Pawar had said earlier this Pursis or application was submitted as a precautionary measure with the objective of legally safeguarding the fairness integrity and transparency of the present proceedingsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever