Rahul Gandhi had made a remark about the Modi surname at a 2019 election rally.
For his 2019 comment asking, “how come all the thieves have Modi as their common surname,” a Surat court today gave Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a two-year prison sentence. The BJP leader Purnesh Modi had earlier today successfully filed a petition accusing Gandhi of criminal defamation.
Gandhi was convicted by Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma of violating sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code and given a Rs. 15,000 fine. On Gandhi’s appeal, however, the judge temporarily stayed his sentencing and let him appeal his conviction within 30 days.
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As Gandhi was given bail, he will not have to serve any time in jail.
Modi, a BJP leader from Surat registered a FIR against Gandhi after the Congress leader made the Modi remark while addressing a campaign rally at Karnataka’s Kolar ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer for the Kollar District sent out a notification that Gandhi would be speaking at the rally and sent out surveillance footage of the event.