The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark that China had annexed over 2,000 kilometres of Indian territory, stating that a “true Indian” would not make such a remark. However, the court granted relief to Gandhi by staying the defamation proceedings related to the statement and paused further action before the trial court.
Congress had alleged that “Chinese soldiers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh,” criticising the government’s handling of tensions at the Line of Actual Control.
A Bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih questioned why Rahul Ganhi made such statements on social media instead of addressing the matter in Parliament.
Supreme Court said, “How do you get to know that 2000 sq km was occupied by China? What is the credible material? If you are a true indian, you would not say this. When there is a conflict across border… can you say all this. Why can’t you ask the question in parliament?”
