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Gandhi, in his appeal filed in the sessions court against the conviction and two-year jail term handed last month, submitted he was treated harshly by the trial court. Gandhi, in his appeal filed in the sessions court against the conviction and two-year jail term handed last month, submitted he was treated harshly by the trial court. SURAT: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday told a sessions court in Surat his conviction by a magistrate's court in a 2019 defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark was erroneous, patently perverse, and he was sentenced in a manner so as to attract disqualification as a Member of Parliament. Gandhi, in his appeal filed in the sessions court against the conviction and two-year jail term handed last month, submitted he was treated harshly by the trial court which was "overwhelmingly influenced" by his status as an MP, and maintained there is no such thing as a definite Modi samaj or community on record. In his application...

Lawyers in his legal team said that the sessions court granted him bail and posted the matter for hearing on whether stay can be granted on his conviction or not Rahul Gandhi  A Surat court on Monday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case over his 2019 remark about the surname Modi. The sessions court will hear the matter on April 13, an official said. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday filed an appeal against his conviction and two years jail in the 2019 criminal defamation case in Surat sessions court. He was accompanied by his sister and party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with scores of party leaders in what is said to be Congress' show of strength. Lawyers in his legal team said that the sessions court granted him bail and posted the matter for hearing on whether stay can be granted on his conviction or not. The lawyers said that on next hearing, the court has told Rahul that his presence was not required. Meanwhile, the court ...

 Senior Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, are accompanying Rahul Gandhi to the court.  Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi's Appeal In Court, Congress Alleges "Illegal Arrest"  New Delhi: The Congress on Monday alleged that "illegal arrests" were being made to prevent party leaders and workers from going to Surat where Rahul Gandhi is set to file an appeal in a court against his conviction in a criminal defamation case. Senior Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, are accompanying Rahul Gandhi to the court. The Congress leader will seek suspension of his sentence by the sessions court, sources said. In a tweet in Hindi, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "There are continuous reports of illegal arrests by the BJP government in Gujarat to prevent Congress leaders and workers from going to Surat." "The undemocratic face of BJP is being exposed again and again," he said. The Congress condemns ...

   "I used the most polite language and everything I said was based on proof... the Prime Minister directly insults me. He says why is your name Gandhi and not Nehru. But his words are not taken off the record," Rahul Gandhi said "Truth always comes out," Rahul Gandhi said. New Delhi: Congress's Rahul Gandhi today questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the use of the Nehru surname were not taken off the record, when his comments, made in "polite" language and backed with evidence, were struck off. "I used the most polite language and everything I said was based on proof... the Prime Minister directly insults me. He says why is your name Gandhi and not Nehru. But his words are not taken off the record," he told a meeting at his constituency in Kerala's Wayanand. But it "does not matter as the truth always comes out," Mr Gandhi said. "All you have to do was to look at my face when I was speak...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday that China is preparing for war and the Indian government is sleeping over it and trying to ignore the threat. He also alleged that China has taken away 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory, killed 20 Indian soldiers and is “thrashing our jawans in Arunachal Pradesh”. Rahul Gandhi on Tawang Clash: 'China preparing for war, GOI is sleeping…' “I can see the threat of China very clearly. I have been clear on this for the last two-three years, but the government is trying to hide it and ignore it. This threat can neither be hidden or ignored. Going by their full offensive preparation that is on in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, the Indian government is asleep,” Gandhi told a press conference in Jaipur. “The government does not want to hear this but their (China’s) preparation is on. The preparation is for war. It is not for incursion, but for war. If you look at their weapon pattern, what they are doing — they are preparing for ...