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Rahul convicted in 'Modi surname' defamation case, granted bail

  •   Thu, Mar 23 2023 12:50:16 PM

Surat, Mar 23 (IANS): A Surat district court in Gujarat on Thursday convicted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark in 2019.

Gandhi was convicted under Indian Penal Code sections 499 and 500. The maximum possible punishment under this section is two years.

However, the lawyer representing Gandhi said that the punishment of two years was reduced to 30 days and a bail has been granted, while allowing the right to appeal.

BJP MLA and former Gujarat Minister Purnesh Modi had filed the case against Rahul Gandhi for his alleged "how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remarks.

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 court's Chief Judicial Magistrate H.H. Varma last week had concluded hearing the final arguments from both sides and set March 23 to pronounce its judgment.

 
  

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Thu, Mar 23 2023

    For Nehru surname defamation when the culprit will be punished ????

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  • TechSavy, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 23 2023

    The sentence is 2 years in jail and has 30 days to appeal for Bail. Bashing Modi personally is the worst thing Congress has been doing.

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  • Edwin Cutinho, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 23 2023

    The Congress has to have a nation wide massive protest including a Bundh. If not then nobody is going to take the party seriously. The cadres have now to come on to the roads. More than BJP other non Cong opposition parties are going to benefit out ot this xhit. As it is, Mamata Banerjee and others were trying to create the 2nd front without Congress.

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  • Kedhar, Mangaluru

    Thu, Mar 23 2023

    The Congress Party is down where it is today because of these senseless, self defeating verbal volleys by the Congress Chief over the years. No tongue control.

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  • Kedhar, Mangaluru

    Thu, Mar 23 2023

    If he goes on speaking like this Tata Bye Bye Good bye, Khatam. Kuch hone waala nahin..

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 23 2023

    Oh, really ?? Then how are you holding him as a role model who addressed a woman in the opposition party as 'Kaangress ki Widhwaa' ?? How are you justifying Modi reduculing Gandhi family about not keeping Nehru as a surname ? Common man, if two Modi's are thieves and ran away, why can't be Narendra Modi be a thief too ? By what India is seeing he is doing with national assets, is any ess than a robbery ??

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