No Relief For Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case

by Staff Writer 20-04-2023 | 11:49 AM

NDTV (New Delhi); In a massive setback for Rahul Gandhi, a court in Gujarat today rejected his request to pause his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.

This means Rahul Gandhi cannot be reinstated as Member of Parliament.

Rahul Gandhi had requested that his conviction be paused pending his appeal against a court order sentencing him to two years in jail.

The 52-year-old was convicted by a court and sentenced to prison for two years in Gujarat on March 23 for a 2019 speech in which he linked PM Modi's last name with two fugitive businessmen.

BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi filed the case over Rahul Gandhi's comments at a rally in Karnataka's Kolar: "How come all thieves have the common surname Modi?"

The court granted Gandhi bail for 30 days to appeal the verdict.