Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s advocate, Pradeep Chandra, has asked for 15 days’ time from the MP-MLA court of Ranchi for Rahul Gandhi to appear physically. The hearing was held in the MP-MLA court of Ranchi on Friday in the case related to the alleged comment on the Modi surname.
The order for Rahul Gandhi to appear physically by the MP-MLA court has been challenged in the High Court. A person named Pradeep Modi, a resident of Ranchi, had filed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi for commenting on the Modi surname. Ranchi MP-MLA court is hearing the matter.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat High Court had also reserved its order on Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in the defamation case. Justice Hemant Prachchhak will pronounce the verdict after vacation. The court refused to grant any interim relief to Rahul Gandhi.
Following his conviction by a lower court in the criminal defamation case, Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP on charges of making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Karnataka’s Kolar in April 2019. The lower court sentenced the Congress leader to two years’ imprisonment under sections 499 and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a case filed by Purnesh Modi. Congress had said it will move the Gujarat High Court after the session’s court verdict.
