'Rahul Gandhi's conviction just, proper': Gujarat High Court dismisses his plea in Modi surname case
India TodayIn a big setback for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Gujarat high court on Friday upheld the Sessions court's order denying a stay on the conviction of his plea in a defamation case over his 2019 Modi surname remark. AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal said, "We will move the Supreme Court against Gujarat high court's order dismissing Rahul Gandhi's plea to stay his conviction in defamation case." MODI SURNAME CASE On March 23, Surat Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma had convicted Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case and sentenced him to two years of imprisonment. #WATCH | Gujarat High Court verdict on defamation case against Rahul Gandhi | Karnataka Deputy CM & Congress leader DK Shivakumar says, "Very unfortunate that justice has not prevailed.