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Surat: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail today in a 2019 defamation case and his two-year jail sentence was paused until a decision on his appeal challenging his conviction. A Gujarat court will take up his appeal on April 13. Mr Gandhi, accompanied by sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several other Congress leaders including three Chief Ministers, approached Surat's sessions court with an appeal to set aside his conviction over his "Modi surname" comment seen to be an insult to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The former Congress president need not appear in court for the next hearing. After the court order, Mr Gandhi tweeted he is fighting against "Mitrakal", alluding to the ruling BJP, often the target of the Congress over allegations of misusing government agencies to harass the opposition. "This is a fight to save democracy, against 'Mitrakal'. In this struggle, truth is my weapon, and truth is my support," Mr Gandhi tweeted in Hindi. ये 'मित्रकाल' के विरुद्ध, लोकतंत्र को बचाने की लड़ाई है। इस संघर्ष में, सत्य मेरा अस्त्र है, और सत्य ही मेरा आसरा! If Mr Gandhi's conviction is not reversed, his disqualification as an MP will stand and he will be barred from contesting elections for eight years. He has already started packing after agreeing to vacate his government bungalow. Mr Gandhi flew to Surat with a large group of Congress leaders. Chief ministers of three Congress-ruled states - Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel and Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu - went with him. He m...

A DAY after he was He said Modi was “scared” and did not want him to make another speech on the “relationship” between him (Modi) and industrialist Gautam Adani in the House. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, Rahul said, “Democracy is finished in this country”. Flanked by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and party general secretaries Jairam Ramesh and K C Venugopal, he said: “The people of the country cannot speak what is on their mind and the institutions are under attack. The mechanism of that attack is the relationship between Clearly, Rahul is echoing his 2019 chowkidar-chor-hai line and blending it with his refrain on democratic backsliding that was a refrain in his speeches in the UK. The former didn’t have much of an echo then and how resonant will a refresh of that be is anybody’s guess. But in a pre-election year, he made it clear that his campaign against the Government — after the Bharat Jodo Indeed, he said it makes no difference to him whether he is disqualified from the “Disqualify me, disqualify me for life. Put me inside jail. I will keep going. I will not stop,” he said. He said he was disqualified because the “Prime Minister is scared of my next speech in Parliament… he is terrified. They don’t want that speech in Parliament.” “Do I look worried to you?” Rahul retorted, when asked if he was anxious about the political relevance of the Opposition. “I am excited. I am happy that these pe...

“Defamation cases ordinarily don’t end up with a maximum two-year sentence,” he said. “It appears that at no stage was any jurisdictional or substantial challenge carried to the higher courts that has led to this result.” The 52-year-old is out on bail and his sentence has been suspended for 30 days to allow for an appeal. Protests erupted across the country following the conviction, with people carrying “Democracy in Danger” banners. India’s reputation as the world’s largest democracy is on shaky grounds as “Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Anil Ambani, Narendra Modi, they’re a group of thieves,” Gandhi said. Nirav, Choksi, Mallya and Lalit are all fugitives accused of large-scale financial fraud. “How are the names of all these thieves ‘Modi?’” Gandhi’s conviction stems from the defamation case “The facts of the case are quite weak when it comes to criminal defamation,” Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told VICE World News. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, recently Opposition politicians condemn Gandhi’s disqualification as “personal vendetta.” “This is a great example of the Modi government's politics of vengeance, politics of threats, politics of intimidation and politics of harassment,” politician Jairam Ramesh, a member of the Indian National Congress, In the last few days, different opposition parties beyond the INC have But Vaishnav says the verdict and disqualification shows how po...

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday extended till August 2 the interim relief granted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearance before a court here in a defamation complaint on his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018. The complainant, who claims to be a BJP worker, had alleged that Mr Gandhi's "commander-in-thief" remark in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal amounted to defamation. A single bench of Justice SV Kotwal adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by Rahul 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, Rahul Gandhi was directed by the local court to appear before it in November 2021 in a defamation complaint filed by Mahesh Shrishrimal. Mr Gandhi then approached the High Court, 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 Mr Gandhi's plea has been adjourned from time to time and the interim relief granted to him was also extended. The magistrate initiated criminal proceedings against Mr Gandhi in August 2019. However, the Congress leader in his petition before the high court claimed that he learned about the same only in July 2021. The complainant alleged that...

On March 23, a Surat court in Gujarat convicted Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case and sentenced him to two years in jail. Following his conviction, he was disqualification as Lok Sabha member from the date of the verdict. The court granted bail to Gandhi and allowed him to appeal to a higher court in a month. Rahul Gandhi on April 3 filed an appeal in the sessions court against his conviction and said that the order was "erroneous and patently perverse" and that he was sentenced in a manner so as to attract disqualification as a MP. The Congress leader also alleged that he was treated harshly by the trial court which was "overwhelmingly influenced" by his status as an MP, and maintained there is no such thing as a definite Modi samaj or community on record.

"Karma Strikes Back": Himanta Sarma On Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi "intentionally abused the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community" of the country, echoing BJP's stance that Mr Gandhi's remark was a "smear campaign" against those who share the Modi surname and the OBC community. Read The Congress on Saturday held a protest in Maharashtra's Thane city against Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case and his disqualification as an MP, while the BJP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena held separate demonstrations over his remark that allegedly hurt the sentiments of the Other Backward Class (OBC). "Rahul Gandhi Tried To Make False Statements In Press Conference": BJP Patna | In his press conference, Rahul Gandhi tried to make false statements & did not speak on the subject. Rahul Gandhi has been punished for his speech in 2019. Today he said that 'I speak thoughtfully' which means whatever Rahul Gandhi said in 2019, it was spoken... "Disqualify Me For Life, Will Keep Going": Rahul Gandhi's Top Quotes Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in his first press conference since being disqualified from the Parliament, launched an all out attack on the BJP, saying he has been disqualified from the Parliament as PM Modi is scared of his next speech. Read here Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) MLAs on Saturday staged a silent protest outside Maharashtra Assembly against the disqualification of C...

IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Punjab Party president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (left) and party leader Sam Pitroda (second from right) attends an event organised by Indian Overseas Congress, in New York, June 5, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo The complainant, who claims to be a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, had alleged that Gandhi's "commander-in-thief" remark in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal amounted to defamation. Earlier, Gandhi was directed by the local court to appear before it 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. The magistrate initiated criminal proceedings against Gandhi in August 2019. However, the Congress leader in his petition before the high court claimed that he learnt about the same only in July 2021. The complainant alleged that Gandhi made defamatory statements against PM Modi at a rally held in Rajasthan in September 2018. As per the complaint, four days later (after the rally), Gandhi purportedly commented on a video and posted on his personal Twitter account: "The sad truth about India's commander in thief." The compl...