New Delhi:
Indian opposition chief Rahul Gandhi appealed to the excessive court docket within the western state of Gujarat on Tuesday to remain his sentence in a defamation case, difficult a decrease court docket ruling in opposition to his plea, his lawyer stated. must be achieved
Gandhi was convicted final month in a case introduced by a state legislator from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) after he used names derogatory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others. Feedback had been made.
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A 52-year-old veteran of India’s Congress occasion was sentenced to 2 years in jail. His request for a keep of execution was rejected final week.
“We have now filed an enchantment difficult the order of the Surat district court docket,” Gandhi’s lawyer Pankaj Champaneri instructed Reuters.
After the conviction, Gandhi additionally misplaced his parliamentary seat as legislators sentenced to 2 years or extra in jail are robotically disqualified and barred from contesting elections.
His sentence will likely be suspended till he exhausts all authorized challenges.
Two extra defamation instances have been filed in opposition to Gandhi elsewhere in India associated to the identical remark.