Congress to Appeal in Higher Court Against Rahul Gandhi’s Conviction in Defamation Case

New Delhi: Congress party has decided to appeal against the verdict of the Surat court that convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case and sentenced two years imprisonment. The case against Rahul Gandhi pertains to Rahul’s alleged remark on ‘Modi surname’ in 2019.

Reacting to this development, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday asserted that they will appeal in higher courts against the conviction of Rahul Gandhi by the Surat court.

“Coward, dictator BJP government is rattled by Rahul Gandhi and the opposition because we are exposing their bad deeds by demanding JPC. Modi government has gone politically bankrupt. It sends ED, police and lodges cases against speeches,” said Kharge.

The verdict of the Surat court may have worried the Congress as Rahul Gandhi is faces disqualification as an MP in the wake of this decision of the Surat district court in Gujarat. So, the Congress party has decided to appeal against the verdict in the higher judiciary.