Gujarat’s Surat city court, on Thursday, convicted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case against him over his alleged Modi surname remark. He has been sentenced to 2 years in jail by the court. PM Narendra Modi surname defamation case: Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years in jail.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been convicted under IPC Section 504 (PM Narendra Modi surname defamation case). The maximum possible punishment under this section is two years. The case was filed against Rahul Gandhi for his alleged “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remark on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.
The complainant claimed that the controversial remark was made at a rally at Kolar in Karnataka ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections which defamed the entire Modi community.
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.
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Rahul Gandhi appeared in the court for the fourth time to hear the verdict in this matter. During this, a heavy security force of the court was deployed for his safety. It is being told that about 150 jawans were deployed for his security.
