Defamation Case: Surat Court Rejects Rahul Gandhi’s Plea Against Conviction | India News

A classes court docket in Gujarat’s Surat on Thursday rejected Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s plea searching for a keep on his conviction in a 2019 prison defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ comment. A keep order from the court docket may have paved the best way for the reinstatement of Rahul Gandhi’s Parliament membership. Now, with the rejection of his plea, the previous Member of Parliament from Wayanad must wait additional for aid within the case. Some senior Congress leaders mentioned that the get together will now enchantment towards the order within the Gujarat High Court. Reacting to the judgement, Congress chief Rashid Alvi mentioned that no chief has been awarded a most punishment of two years in a defamation case and the Congress will enchantment towards the order within the larger court docket. 

Surat Court Reserved Order On April 13

The Surat court docket of Additional Sessions Judge RP Mogera had on April 13 reserved its verdict on Rahul Gandhi’s utility for a keep on conviction. Rahul Gandhi had filed his plea on April 3 searching for a keep on a decrease court docket’s order sentencing him to 2 years in jail within the defamation case. In his plea, the previous MP had had submitted that the trial court docket’s tratment in the direction of him within the case was harsh after being overwhelmingly influenced by his standing as an MP.

What Is The Next Move Of Congress?

The Congress get together has stored all choices open within the case. Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned that the get together will proceed to avail all choices nonetheless obtainable underneath the regulation. “We will continue to avail all options still available to us under the law. Dr A M Singhvi will brief the media on Rahul Gandhi’s appeal at 4 pm,” Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a tweet.

What Is The Case?

During an election rally in Kolar of Karnataka on April 13, 2019, Rahul Gandhi had mentioned, “How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?” Gujarat BJP MLA MLA Purnesh Modi had then filed a case towards Gandhi underneath sections 499 and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code. On March 23 this 12 months, the trial court docket convicted Gandhi within the case whereas awarding him a most punishment of two years. The court docket had additionally granted a bail to Gandhi whereas permitting him 30 days to enchantment towards the order.

What Is Congress Party’s Stand On The Issue?

The Congress get together had challenged the order within the court docket. In his enchantment agains the conviction, Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer had contended that the trial within the case was not truthful. Gandhi had mentioned in his plea that if the March 23 judgment just isn’t stayed, it should trigger irreparable harm to his repute. He contended that the extreme punishment on this case was unwarranted and has overriding political overtones. In his plea, Rahul Gandhi additionally termed his conviction inaccurate and patently perverse.