Criminal defamation case: Surat Sessions Court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi; next hearing on April 13
Surat, April 3: The Surat Sessions Court on Monday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case. The next hearing will now be held on April 13.
Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years in jail by a court in Gujarat for his 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname at an election rally. Later, he was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP.
The criminal defamation case was filed against Rahul Gandhi by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for saying "How come all thieves have the common surname Modi?"
After the Surat court's verdict, Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as MP from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in the case.
The Congress has protested aggressively against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification inside the Parliament as well as outside it. The Congress along with other opposition parties had held a 'black dress' protest against the government over Rahul Gandhi and Adani issue. They had marched from the Parliament complex towards Vijay Chowk together in an attempt to show unity.
- ANI
