New Delhi: Dr Subramanian Swamy opposed the move of exempting Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, from having to appear before the Delhi court personally for a day, saying in September the court had fixed the next date of hearing and Sonia, Rahul and five others should have appeared before the court.
“There are seven accused in the case. Rahul Gandhi has left for Chennai this morning,” he said, urging the court to dismiss their plea. The magistrate, after hearing both sides, allowed the defence counsel’s plea, and told the counsel to ensure that all the accused appear before the court on the next date of hearing on December 19.
“Make sure all the accused appear on December 19. I am giving exemption from personal appearance only for today. Don’t come in the morning on December 19. You come at 3 pm,” the magistrate said.
During the hearing, senior counsel Ramesh Gupta told the magistrate that accused Sam Pitroda was now in the United States and they will try to ensure he appears before the court on December 19. To this, the Delhi court asked them to ensure that all accused appear before it.
