CM Ashok Gehlot lauds SC’s stay on Rahul Gandhi’s conviction

Aug 04, 2023

Jaipur(Rajasthan), August 4 (ANI): Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot lauded the Supreme Court staying conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the ‘Modi surname’ remark defamation case. He exclaimed that it is for the first time since independence that someone had been given two years sentence in a defamation case by the High Court. “For the first time since independence, in a defamation case, the High Court has ordered two years sentence to someone and it is good that the Supreme Court just destroyed the High Court’s orders which falsely blamed Rahul Gandhi for previous cases,” said Ashok Gehlot. In a relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court, in an interim order on Friday, stayed his conviction in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark. The apex court earlier in the day began hearing an appeal filed by the Congress leader challenging Gujarat High Court order which declined to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case. The apex court told Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for Rahul Gandhi, that he would have to make out an exceptional case for a stay on conviction. Singhvi said in his arguments that complainant Purnesh Modi’s original surname is not 'Modi' and he adopted this surname later.