Surat: The Surat court has given a big blow to Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case involving ‘Modi surname’. Rahul Gandhi’s sentence will not be stayed, because the Surat court has rejected the Congress leader’s application. In fact, in the case of ‘Modi surname’ defamation, the lower court of Surat sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years. Against this sentence, the decision of the lower court was challenged by Rahul Gandhi in the sessions court, which was rejected by the court.
It is believed that Rahul Gandhi can now approach the High Court for relief in this matter. After not getting relief from Rahul Gandhi from the Surat court, veteran Congress leader and Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said that we will continue to use all the options available to us under the law.
Earlier, the lower court of Surat had also sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in this case. Had the Surat court stayed the decision of conviction and sentencing, Rahul Gandhi’s membership of the Lok Sabha could have been restored. But the Surat court has upheld the decision of the lower court. That’s why Rahul Gandhi’s trouble can increase even more. Rahul was convicted by the Magistrate Court on 23 March. After this, he was disqualified from the Parliament on 24 March.
The court of Additional Sessions Judge RP Mogera had reserved the decision on Rahul Gandhi’s application till April 20 last Thursday. The verdict was reserved pending Rahul’s appeal against a trial court’s order sentencing him to two years’ imprisonment in the criminal defamation case.
Rahul Gandhi became an MP from Wayanad in Kerala in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. A day after a Surat court convicted Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Purnesh Modi and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment, a day after he was barred from the Lok Sabha. disqualified from.
