Updated On: 29 June, 2024 09:15 PM IST | Thane | PTI
The criminal defamation case was filed by local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member Rajesh Kunte over the Congress leader’s alleged statement at an election rally near Bhiwandi on March 6, 2014

Rahul Gandhi. File Pic
The hearing of a defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the district over his alleged statement linking the RSS with Mahatma Gandhi`s assassination was deferred to August 3, his lawyer said here.
The hearing was scheduled for Saturday but the magistrate at the Bhiwandi court was on leave, said Gandhi`s lawyer advocate Narayan Iyer.