Rahul Gandhi defamation case LIVE: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years in jail by the Surat court docket within the 2019 legal defamation case over his “Modi surname” comment, in a setback to the Lok Sabha MP who faces the danger of disqualification. The case was filed against him on a grievance by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi for his alleged comment, “How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” Meanwhile, the Congress celebration has determined to take to the streets against Gandhi’s conviction and meet the President of India with different events. The major Opposition celebration introduced a mass agitation instantly after the conviction of Wayanad MP in a defamation case and mentioned it is not going to simply combat the case legally but in addition politically. In the wake of the verdict, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge convened a gathering of senior celebration leaders and MPs at his residence the place after an hour of deliberations they determined to stage a protest at Vijay Chowk right now.
