Surat court will pronounce its order today on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea, seeking a stay on his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark.
Surat Court will pass order on an interim application filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a stay on his conviction in a 2019 defamation case on 'Modi surname' remark on April 20.
Rahul Gandhi lost membership in the Lower House of Parliament after a Surat court convicted and sentenced him in a 2019 criminal defamation case. The case pertained to a remark he made using the surname 'Modi' while addressing a campaign event ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
While addressing the media, he said, "Some political parties do not have any faith left in democracy. The age of Rahul Gandhi is increasing but unfortunately, his powers of understanding are not growing. If Rahul Gandhi has been convicted by a court, how is the BJP responsible for that? H
Responding to Tamil Nadu Congress leader's derogatory remark against the judge who sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that it describes the congress party that is full of "lumpen element".
A day after the Surat court granted bail to Rahul Gandhi in Modi surname case, party MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla demanding a debate in Parliament on the disqualification of the Congress leader as MP.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday fumed over the question on Bharatiya Janata Party's allegations of Congress party "pressurising" the judiciary, and attacked the centre over the Adani issue.
"Had you gone there to display your arrogance or pressurise the judiciary or threaten the investigation agencies?" BJP leader said while speaking to the media.
The court said it will hear his plea for suspension of Rahul Gandhi's conviction on April 13 and issued notice to Purnesh Modi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, the complainant in the case
The court of Additional Sessions Judge R P Mogera said it will hear Rahul Gandhi's plea for suspension of Rahul Gandhi's conviction on April 13 and issued notice to Purnesh Modi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, the complainant in the case.