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This is an archive article published on March 24, 2023
Remarks over which Rahul is facing defamation cases
Ahmedabad magisterial courts due to hear 2 defamation suits on july 1
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Congress leader Rahul GandhiAS Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was convicted on Thursday under Indian Penal Code Sections 499 and 500 by a Surat court for his “why all thieves have Modi surname” comments, Ahmedabad magisterial courts are due to hear the remaining two defamation suits against Rahul Gandhi on July 1, says advocate appearing for the complainants in the two cases Ajit Jadeja.
Remark on Amit Shah
A BJP municipal councillor from Ahmedabad, Krishnavadan Brahmbhatt, filed a case in May 2019 against Rahul for allegedly referring to Union Home Minister Amit Shah as a “murder accused” during a Lok Sabha campaign speech in Jabalpur.
He called the Congress leader’s remark “slanderous”, saying Shah had been discharged in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case in 2015. In October 2019, Rahul was granted bail by an Ahmedabad court in the case. A magisterial court is due to hear the suit on July 1.
Remarks on demonetisation
A case was filed against Rahul based on a June 23, 2018, tweet saying: “Congratulations Amit Shah ji, Director of Ahmedabad District Co-operative Bank, on your bank winning first prize in the conversion of old notes to new race. Rs 750 crore in five days! Millions of Indians whose lives were destroyed by demonetisation salute your achievement! #ShahZyadaKhaGaya”. The bank and its chairman Ajay Patel filed a criminal defamation suit in an Ahmedabad court, nearly 10 months after Rahul’s tweet.
In July 2019, Rahul was granted bail in the case. Ajit Jadeja, the advocate for the complainants, said plaintiff witnesses are currently being examined in both cases and that the next hearing is on July 1.
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