Surat: The Gujarat High Court rejected Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay the two-year jail sentence in the defamation case. With this, Rahul’s disqualification will continue. The High Court rejected Rahul’s plea of not guilty. The landmark judgment was delivered by Justice Hemant Prachhak.
The court order says that Rahul is not entitled to ask for stay and there are many similar cases against Rahul. There are no sufficient reasons to stay the judgment. There are more than 10 cases against Rahul.
The order of the Surat trial court was appropriate, the High Court said in the order. Meanwhile, the Congress leadership said that Rahul will approach the Supreme Court against the High Court verdict.
This High Court verdict is a big setback for Rahul Gandhi and Congress as the Lok Sabha elections are coming up. It is reported that the Election Commission will start the process for the by-election in Wayanad constituency after the High Court upheld the trial court verdict.
The case is related to Modi’s remarks made in Kolar, Karnataka during the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign. Rahul’s speech that ‘Modi are all thieves’ was a blow.
The court had earlier refused to grant interim protection to Rahul and adjourned the verdict in the case. Rahul’s appeal against the trial court verdict was rejected by the district court.
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2023-07-07 05:45:00
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