'My religion is based on truth, non-violence; truth is my God': Rahul Gandhi quotes Mahatma Gandhi
Surat, March 23: After a Surat court on Thursday pronounced Rahul Gandhi guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks on Prime Minister's Narendra Modi, the Congress leader quoted Mahatma Gandhi.
"My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God, non-violence the means to get it- Mahatma Gandhi," Rahul Gandhi posted on his Twitter account.
The Congress MP was on Thursday sentenced to two years in jail by the Surat district court which granted him bail and his sentence was suspended for 30 days to let him appeal the court verdict. The Congress leader was present in the court while the court pronounced the judgment.
Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said it would fight the judgment as per law. "He has been granted bail. We knew from the beginning because they kept changing judges. We believe in law, judiciary and we will fight against this as per law," Kharge said.
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The Surat District Court on Thursday pronounced the verdict in the case for Rahul Gandhi's alleged "how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remarks on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.
Rahul Gandhi had made the remarks at a rally in Karnataka's Kolar, ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Rahul Gandhi has been convicted under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code
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- ANI
