Rahul gandhi: The Bombay High Court has rejected a unique petition to teach history to Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. The petitioners wanted the court to order Rahul Gandhi to read his petition about Veer Savarkar i.e. the court became the medium to teach him lesson. The court made it clear that we cannot order an MP to forcibly teach the petition. We are not a school master.
Text of petition: only you will understand
The petition was filed by Abhinav Bharat Congress President Pankaj Kumudchandra Fadnis. His argument was that Rahul Gandhi’s statements on Veer Savarkar are misleading and this is causing confusion in the public. He demanded that the MP be forced to read the court petition so that the truth is known to him. But the court took this petition as seriously as seriously as a student takes a homework of summer vacation.
Court’s strict comment: Are we prophets?
When the hearing bench Justice Alok Aradh and Justice Sandeep Mara asked when asked the petitioner why Rahul wanted to teach Gandhi, the answer came “He is the leader of opposition. The confusion is spreading. If you become the Prime Minister then the destruction will come.” On this, the court said in a satire, “Do you know that he will become Prime Minister? Can you see the future?”
The petition has returned from the Supreme Court earlier also
The court also noted that the same petitioners had taken the same subject in the Supreme Court this year, where their petition has already been dismissed. Apart from this, the court reminded that if there is an objection against Rahul Gandhi, then the legal way to file a defamation case is open. Anyway, Savarkar’s grandchildren in Pune have already taken the matter to the court and the hearing is going on.
Teaching history to leaders is court work?
This petition has raised a big question, will the courts now become a school for the leaders? If an MP disagrees with an ideology, will the judiciary decide its curriculum? The court has clearly rejected the idea.
If you want to read history books, the library is open, not court
What Rahul Gandhi thinks on Savarkar is part of his political thinking. It may cause disagreement, but the platform to improve it is not a parliament and public opinion, not the court. The decision of the Bombay High Court is a clear indication to fight the fact, win with logic, should do the court to study. When a mixture of history, politics and justice is cooked in the petition, the result is that the class gets bunk.
