He was disqualified by a Gujarat court after being sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in a criminal defamation case related to the ‘Modi surname’ comment.
राहुल गांधी को बड़ी राहत, सुप्रीम कोर्ट से सांसद बहाली को चुनौती देने वाली याचिका खारिज, याचिकाकर्ता पर जुर्माना
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has got a big relief in the Modi surname case. The Supreme Court has rejected the PIL challenging the restoration of Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership. Let us tell you, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a lawyer who filed the petition.
It is noteworthy that he was disqualified after being sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Gujarat court in a criminal defamation case related to the ‘Modi surname’ comment. After this the Supreme Court gave him relief. The Lok Sabha Secretariat had reinstated Gandhi’s membership after the Supreme Court on August 4 stayed his conviction in a case related to a comment on his ‘Modi’ nickname.
Let us tell you, the Congress leader was disqualified from the Lower House in March 2023. It is noteworthy that in 2019, BJP leader Purnesh Modi had made a complaint against Gandhi on his “How is Modi the common surname of all thieves?” A criminal defamation case was filed against him. Rahul Gandhi made this comment during an election rally in Kolar, Karnataka on April 13, 2019.
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