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The rejection of the plea means Gandhi, former leader of the Congress party and the most recognisable face of India’s political opposition, is disqualified from office and there will now be a byelection in his Kerala constituency. Gandhi’s lawyers said they would challenge the ruling in a higher court. “We are going to challenge the decision in Gujarat high court tomorrow. We have full faith that the judiciary will uphold justice and save the democracy,” said Naishadh Desai. In March, Gandhi was convicted of defamation by a court in Gujarat over a 2019 speech made on the campaign trail in which he linked the prime minister, Purnesh Modi, a legislator in Modi’s home state of Gujarat, subsequently filed a case in the courts alleging that all those named Modi in the country had been offended and defamed by Gandhi’s comment. The case had stagnated in the courts for almost two years, but earlier this year it was resumed and It was also the minimum jail sentence needed in order to expel Gandhi from parliament, which happened Gandhi was granted 30 days bail after the ruling. He immediately filed an appeal, calling the sentence “harsh and excessive”, arguing that the case was “politically motivated” and that a “cloak of defamation” had been used as a means to get him expelled from parliament. Gandhi’s lawyers have also argued that the 130 million people called Modi in India are not one collective group that can be defamed and that the sentence was based on “conjecture not evidence...

The final arguments resumed in the case last month after the Gujarat High Court vacated its stay on proceedings imposed on plea by the complainant demanding Gandhi's personal appearance. The case was filed against Rahul Gandhi for his alleged "how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remark on a The Congress on Thursday put up posters backing Rahul Gandhi. The posters were put up outside the Surat Court where the Congress MP arrived for the court proceedings. The posters said “let's go to Surat in support of democracy” along with pictures of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev. What's the defamation case over Modi surname remark? The The remark did not go down well with Purnesh Modi, a BJP MLA and former minister in Gujarat, who claimed the Purnesh Modi then lodged a complaint against Rahul Gandhi and a case was filed against the Wayanad MP under Sections 499 and 500 (dealing with defamation) of the IPC. Rahul Gandhi’s reaction after being convicted “My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God, non-violence the means to get it,” Ahead of the verdict, the Gandhi scion, who was present in court, said, “ Congress reaction after Rahul Gandhi’s conviction “We believe in law, judiciary and we will fight against this as per law,” said Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. “He has been granted bail. We knew from the beginning because they kept changing judges. We believe in law, judiciary and we will fight against this as per law,” said Congress Preside...

Image Source : PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi The Bombay High Court on Monday extended the interim relief granted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearance before a court in a defamation complaint on his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 till August 2. The complainant, who claims to be a BJP worker, had alleged that Gandhi's "commander-in-thief" remark in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal amounted to defamation. A single bench of Justice S V Kotwal adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by Gandhi challenging the summons issued to him by the local court in 2021 after the complainant's lawyer sought time. "The interim relief granted earlier to continue till August 2," Justice Kotwal said. Earlier, Gandhi was directed by the local court to appear before it in November 2021 in a defamation complaint filed by Mahesh Shrishrimal. Gandhi then approached the HC challenging the summons issued to him. The high court in November 2021 directed the magistrate to defer hearing on the defamation complaint which meant the Congress leader would not be required to appear before the magistrate. Since then hearing on Gandhi's plea has been adjourned from time to time and the interim relief granted to him was also extended. Magistrate initiated criminal proceedings against Gandhi in August 2019 The magistrate initiated criminal proceedings against Gandhi in August 2019. However, the Congress leader in his petition before the high court claimed that ...

New Delhi/Surat: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname by a court in Gujarat's Surat. However, he was granted bail and his sentence was suspended for 30 days to let him appeal the decision. The case was filed against Mr Gandhi by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for saying "How come all thieves have the common surname Modi?" The Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad made the remarks while addressing a rally in Karnataka ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, targetting PM Modi over his last name which he shares with fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi. In his first comment after the verdict, Mr Gandhi quoted Mahatma Gandhi, tweeting in Hindi, "My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God, non-violence the means to get it." His sister and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted, "Scared rulers are pulling out all stops to suppress the voice of @RahulGandhi ji. My brother has never been afraid, nor will he ever be. He will continue to speak the truth. Will continue to raise the voice of the people of the country. The power of truth and the love of crores of countrymen are with him." Mr Gandhi arrived in Surat earlier in the day for the verdict and was received by top leaders of the Congress's Gujarat unit. He returned to Delhi in the evening. Supporters and members of the party turned...

NEW DELHI — India’s parliament on Friday disqualified the leader of the main opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court found him guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Gandhi “stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha,” parliament said, referring to the lower house of parliament. Congress members held protests in some parts of the country on Friday against Gandhi’s conviction and two-year-old jail sentence. The case against Gandhi dates to an election rally in 2019 where he said, “Why do all thieves have Modi as their surname?” In his speech, he then went on to name fugitive Indian diamond tycoon Nirav Modi, banned Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi, and Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi is not related to either of the other two. The defamation case against Gandhi was filed by a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the western state of Gujarat. The complainant, Purnesh Modi, said Gandhi’s comments had “defamed the entire Modi community.” Modi is a common last name in Gujarat. Mallikarjun Kharge, president of Gandhi’s Congress party, said Gandhi would appeal against the verdict in a higher court and called Modi’s government “cowardly and dictatorial.” After the verdict, Gandhi wrote on Twitter: “My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God, and non-violence the means to get it.” Gandhi, a lawmaker, is one of the main opposition leaders in India. He was likely to go up against Modi when he seeks his...

The de facto leader of India’s opposition, Rahul Gandhi, has been stripped of his seat in parliament and is facing two years in prison for allegedly defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi has lodged an appeal and is out on bail until a hearing on April 13. Fourteen opposition parties have banded together to petition the Supreme Court over the issue, arguing opposition politicians are being selectively targeted by federal investigative agencies. But does a jail sentence for the face of the country’s largest opposition mark a new level of government control? In this episode: • Pavni Mittal ( Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra with Chloe K. Li and our host, Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Munera AlDosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on