According to sources, the former Lok Sabha MP from Kerala’s Wayanad will appeal against his conviction in court in person. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and chief ministers of Congress ruling states are going to accompany him.
New Delhi ,UPDATED: Apr 3, 2023 02:24 IST
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will accompany Rahul Gandhi to Surat court on April 3 (File Photo)
By India Today News Desk: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and chief ministers of Congress ruling states are going to accompany former Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is likely to appear in person before the Surat court on Monday.
According to sources, the former Lok Sabha MP from Kerala’s Wayanad will appeal against his conviction in Surat court.
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Earlier on March 24, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP a day after a Surat court sentenced the Wayanad MP to two-year jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case. Rahul Gandhi was convicted over his “why all thieves have Modi surname” remark.
Responding to this, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter alleging that the Prime Minister’s followers insulted her family and the whole Kashmiri Pandit community.
Calling her brother Rahul Gandhi a true patriot, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi claimed that Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two-year imprisonment for questioning Adani’s loot.
Rahul Gandhi had last appeared before the Surat court in the case, filed under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 499 and 500 (dealing with defamation), in October 2021 to record his statement.
