New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Gujarat MLA Purnesh Modi, who had filed a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his Modi surname remarks, because the get together’s in-charge for political affairs in Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu.
Purnesh Modi gets key post
The 58-year-old three-time MLA is a distinguished determine representing the OBC group in South Gujarat. He secured victory within the Surat West seat for the primary time in 2013 bypoll. Subsequently, he was re-elected from the identical seat in 2017 and once more in 2022. In his most up-to-date triumph, he achieved a considerable margin of over 1 lakh votes.
“Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president JP Nadda has appointed Purnesh Modi as Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu in-charge and Dushyant Patel co-incharge with immediate effect,” the get together mentioned in a notification.
Modi surname case
Surat West MLA Modi filed a prison defamation case against Gandhi over his “how come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?” comment made throughout an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.
In March, a court docket in Gujarat’s Surat sentenced Congress leader Gandhi to 2 years in jail in a 2019 prison defamation case filed against him over his “Modi surname” remarks. Following the decision, Gandhi on March 24 was disqualified as an MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency beneath the provisions of the Representation of the People Act.
Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership was reinstated after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in August.
Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly refused to apologise for his Modi surname comment that led to his disqualification as an MP however urged the Supreme Court to remain his conviction within the prison defamation case stemming from his remark, asserting he’s not responsible.
(With PTI inputs)
