Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Gujrat High Court’s July 7 order which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark.
The appeal has been filed by Gandhi through advocate on-record Prasanna S.
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Member of Parliament on March 24, 2023 after a Gujrat court convicted him and sentenced him to a two year imprisonment on charges of criminal defamation for comments he made about the Modi surname.
In a setback to the 53 year old Gandhi, the high court dismissed his petition for a stay on conviction on July 7, observing that “purity in politics” is the need of the hour.
A stay on Gandhi’s conviction could have paved the way for his reinstatement as a Lok Sabha MP but he failed to get any relief from either the sessions court or the Gujrat High Court. – PTI