‘Modi Surname’ Case: Rahul Gandhi Likely To Challenge Conviction In Surat Court Tomorrow, Says Report

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is prone to journey to Surat in Gujarat tomorrow to file an attraction within the Sessions court docket difficult his conviction and two-year- sentence within the ‘Modi-Surname’ defamation case. According to information company ANI and different media studies, the petition is prepared. It could also be recalled that the Surat court docket has given Rahul Gandhi 30 days to attraction towards the order which was delivered on March 23. The court docket has additionally granted bail to Gandhi within the case. 

According to a PTI report, the Congress has contended that there isn’t any delay within the submitting of a overview petition difficult the Surat court docket verdict. The information company had reported citing Congress sources that the 168-page judgement of the Surat court docket towards Gandhi has been translated by consultants and the petition was prepared for submitting inside per week however Rahul Gandhi’s authorized group was taking an “abundantly cautious approach” preserving in view its repercussions that it may have on the 2 different comparable instances filed in Patna and Ranchi courts on the identical grounds.

The report additionally stated that Gandhi’s authorized group are ready to go to the subsequent stage noting that Gandhi stands disqualified as he has taken on Prime Minister Narendra Modi “consistently and directly” ever for the reason that 2016 demonetisation, adopted by GST invoice and privatisation, with the most recent assault being on his relationship with businessman Gautam Adani.

Top authorized advisors of the Congress have been engaged on the overview petition which is prone to be filed earlier than the Surat classes court docket tomorrow.

Gandhi was convicted and was given a two-year sentence within the 2019 defamation case over his remarks on the Modi surname, following which he was disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha.

The Congress has stated it should combat the matter each politically and legally and can take the problem to the general public. The report stated the Congress leaders really feel that Gandhi’s disqualification has helped deliver unity among the many opposition ranks with its first consequence being 19 opposition events now displaying uncommon unity towards the BJP towards solely a handful earlier.