New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is ready to seem earlier than the courtroom in Patna in response to a petition filed in opposition to him for his comment concerning the “Modi surname” at this time. Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi filed the petition in 2019. Gujarat courtroom sentenced Rahul Gandhi final month for allegations he made throughout the Congress’ election marketing campaign in Kolar in 2019. A municipal courtroom in Gujarat sentenced him to 2 years in jail. This conviction adopted MLA Purnesh Modi’s criticism, during which he accused Rahul Gandhi of humiliating the entire Modi neighborhood in Kolar along with his remarks.
The Gujarat case was filed by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi. In his criticism, Purnesh Modi alleged that Gandhi had mentioned, “How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” Rahul Gandhi was convicted beneath Section 504 of the Indian Criminal Code (IPC) of “intentionally insulting with the purpose to disrupt the peace.”
As a end result, he was stripped of his Lok Sabha seat and ordered to evacuate his authorities bungalow. Rahul Gandhi addressed a letter to the deputy secretary of the Lok Sabha secretariat, stating that he’ll comply with the phrases of the notification.
The Congress chief might be ineligible to vote for the subsequent eight years except his conviction is overturned by the next courtroom. On April 13, Gandhi is ready to seem earlier than the Gujarat District and Sessions Court. In this case, the courtroom will hear his bail request. On May 3, he’ll seem in courtroom once more to find out whether or not the costs in opposition to him are maintainable.
Sushil Modi, now a Rajya Sabha Member, claimed that Rahul Gandhi’s remarks have been an insult to the backward courses and that the Congress will face “revenge” sooner or later elections. Despite the disqualification, Rahul Gandhi stays defiant, telling a press convention that his tapasya is to work for the folks and that he does not care if he’s completely disqualified or imprisoned.
