Surat Court rejects Rahul Gandhi plea against conviction in Modi defamation case
Surat Sessions court dismissed Rahul Gandhi's plea for a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark
Surat: A big jolt to Rahul Gandhi, a sessions court in Surat on Thursday dismissed Congress leader’s plea for a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark.
On April 13, the Additional Sessions court in Surat had reserved its verdict for April 20 on Gandhi’s application for a stay on conviction pending his appeal against a lower court’s order sentencing him to two years in jail in the case.
After the sessions court’s order, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “We will continue to avail all options still available to us under the law. @DrAMSinghvi will brief the media on Rahul Gandhi’s appeal at 4pm.”
We will continue to avail all options still available to us under the law. @DrAMSinghvi will brief the media on Rahul Gandhi’s appeal at 4pm.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) April 20, 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Purnesh Modi had filed a criminal defamation case against Gandhi over his remarks, “How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?” made during an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.
Ms Kalinga