New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an application alleging that the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, assaulted a pregnant journalist during the INDIA bloc's October 12 march to the court premises.

Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia, also the spokesperson of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), mentioned the matter before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which said it would be heard either on October 26 or October 27.

According to Bhatia, the application concerns "disturbing allegations" made by a pregnant journalist, who said Gandhi physically assaulted and pushed her during the march, which resulted in injuries.

Earlier, on Thursday, October 15, the a...