Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
A hearing was held in the Surat court today on the petition of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the Modi surname comment case. Surat’s sessions court had sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment in a defamation case, after which his parliamentary membership was cancelled. On April 3, Rahul Gandhi filed an appeal in the Surat court to stay the conviction, after which Rahul Gandhi was granted bail and the court issued notices to Purnesh Modi as well as the Gujarat government.
At the same time, in this case, Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer argued in the court that the hearing in the defamation case filed against the Congress leader for the remark related to Modi surname was not fair and there is no need to impose maximum punishment in this case. After this, the Surat court of Gujarat will now give its verdict in this matter on 20 April.
Purnesh Modi filed the reply
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Purnesh Modi objected to Rahul Gandhi’s plea in a criminal defamation case, saying Congress leaders repeatedly commit offenses and make statements in a manner that hurts the sentiments of a community. Along with this, Purnesh Modi further said that the manner in which he appeared in the Sessions Court to file an appeal against the order of the Surat Sessions Court shows his arrogance.
Purnesh Modi further said that Rahul Gandhi is trying to put pressure on the court. He had brought many Congress leaders with him to put pressure on the court. Purnesh Modi said that when he came to file the appeal, he created a rally-like situation, which shows how arrogant he is. Rahul Gandhi made such an effort even after the punishment, so that pressure could be created on the court. Along with this, Purnesh said that when the court had given its verdict in the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi, all his leaders had given contemptuous statements.
