The Surat District Court on Thursday sentenced Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a criminal defamation case filed against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark.
"Rahul Gandhi should accept that the harm or injury through words is deeper than those made by a sword. I would say everyone should learn from this and remember to keep respect in their words", Rajnath Singh told ANI.
The Congress MP was today sentenced to two years in jail by the Surat district court which granted him bail and his sentence was suspended for 30 days to let him appeal the court verdict. The Congress leader was present in court while the court pronounced the judgement.
Surat District Court on Thursday sentenced Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to two years of imprisonment in the criminal defamation case filed against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark.
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