Giving relief to Rahul Gandhi in the Modi surname case, the Supreme Court said that no reason has been given by the trial court judge for awarding the maximum sentence, there is a need to stay the order of conviction till the final verdict.
‘मोदी सरनेम’ मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने राहुल गांधी की सजा पर लगाई रोक
The Supreme Court in an interim order stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark. In the Modi surname case, the Supreme Court says that no reason has been given by the trial court judge to impose maximum punishment, there is a need to stay the order of conviction till the final decision.
During the hearing, the Supreme Court said that there is no doubt that statements are not made in a good mood, a person in public life is expected to exercise caution while making public speeches. As this court while accepting his affidavit in the contempt petition said, he (Rahul Gandhi) should have been more careful.
The Supreme Court, while giving relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, said that the ramifications of the trial court’s order are wide-ranging. This affected not only Rahul Gandhi’s right to continue in public life, but also the rights of the voters who elected him.
Surat court sentenced two years
Let us tell you, in the Modi surname case, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenged the decision of the Gujarat High Court while filing an application in the SC. Let me tell you, in the Modi surname case, Surat court of Gujarat had sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment. After which the Lok Sabha membership of Rahul Gandhi was cancelled.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi had challenged the decision of the Surat court in the Gujarat High Court. The Gujarat High Court had given its verdict on 7 July. The Court upheld the decision of the Surat Census Court.
What statement did Rahul Gandhi make?
Significantly, during a rally in Karnataka during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi made a statement regarding the Modi surname. Citing the example of Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, he had said that why all thieves have the surname Modi? Regarding this statement of Rahul Gandhi, BJP MLA Purnesh Modi had filed a defamation case against Rahul. Four years after registering the case, on March 23 this year, the trial court in Surat convicted Rahul and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment.
Priyanka Gandhi had said that people’s voice will win
Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi wrote a long article on Twitter on the Gujarat court’s decision, which begins with “Samar shesh hai Janganga ko khul kar leherane do…”. At the end of his tweet, he wrote that truth will prevail. The voice of the public will win. (Read full news here)
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