"modi-surname"

The Congress leader, who had been disqualified from the lower house in March 2023, was reinstated as the Wayanad MP.

As per sources, MPs who will speak in Lok Sabha on behalf of BJP, are also preparing to attack Rahul Gandhi regarding his old statements

Rahul's Lok Sabha membership was affected by the Modi surname remark defamation case, but on Friday, the top court stayed his conviction.

"The offence was not against society, not kidnapping, rape, or murder. How can this become an offence involving moral turpitude?" Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for Rahul Gandhi, argued.

The notice comes as a significant legal development and sets the stage for a detailed examination of the matter during the scheduled hearing on August 4th.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Rahul Gandhi, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before the Supreme Court.

While dismissing the plea, Justice Hemant Prachchhak noted that Gandhi is already facing 10 cases across India, adding the order of the lower court was "just, proper and legal" in convicting the Congress leader.

After hearing arguments from both sides, a sessions court in Surat said it would pronounce on April 20 its order on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea for a stay to his conviction in criminal defamation case

BJP senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi filed a petition over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "Modi surname" remark