‘Modi surname’ case: Rahul punished for talking reality, says Congress

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday stated former get together chief Rahul Gandhi will file an enchantment towards a Gujarat courtroom verdict holding him responsible in a 2019 felony defamation case and alleged that he was being “punished” for elevating his voice for the reality.

A courtroom in Surat sentenced Gandhi to 2 years in jail within the case, filed on a grievance by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi for his alleged comment, “How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?”

The courtroom additionally granted Gandhi bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to permit him to enchantment in a better courtroom, his lawyer Babu Mangukiya stated.

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Several Congress leaders, together with get together president Mallikarjun Kharge and common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, spoke out angrily on the matter.

“A scared machinery of power is trying to suppress the voice of Rahul Gandhi through ‘saam, daam, dand, bhed’ (every trick in the book),” Priyanka Gandhi stated in Hindi on Twitter.

“My brother has never been afraid, nor will he ever be. He has lived is life speaking the truth, will continue to speak the truth. Will continue to raise the voice of the people of the country,” she stated.

डरी हुई सत्ता की पूरी मशीनरी साम, दाम, दंड, भेद लगाकर @RahulGandhi जी की आवाज को दबाने की कोशिश कर रही है।

मेरे भाई न कभी डरे हैं, न कभी डरेंगे। सच बोलते हुए जिये हैं, सच बोलते रहेंगे। देश के लोगों की आवाज उठाते रहेंगे।

सच्चाई की ताकत व करोड़ों देशवासियों का प्यार उनके साथ है।

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 23, 2023

Saying that an enchantment shall be filed within the matter, Kharge slammed the BJP. If they level one finger at others there are 4 fingers pointed at them additionally, he stated on Twitter.

The Congress stated in a tweet in Hindi, “Everyone knows, Rahul Gandhi ji is raising his voice against a dictator. Showing the courage to call a wrong, a wrong. The dictator is rattled by this courage. He is trying to intimidate sometimes via ED, sometimes via police, sometimes via case, sometimes via punishment,” the get together stated.

“…We will fight and win,” the get together stated.

Reacting to the event, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “This is new India, If you raise your voice against injustice, then ED-CBI, police, FIR will be imposed. Rahul Gandhi ji is also being punished for speaking the truth, for raising his voice against a dictator,” Ramesh stated. The legislation of the nation offers a chance to enchantment to Rahul Gandhi and he’ll train this proper, he stated.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday stated former get together chief Rahul Gandhi will file an enchantment towards a Gujarat courtroom verdict holding him responsible in a 2019 felony defamation case and alleged that he was being “punished” for elevating his voice for the reality.

A courtroom in Surat sentenced Gandhi to 2 years in jail within the case, filed on a grievance by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi for his alleged comment, “How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?”

The courtroom additionally granted Gandhi bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to permit him to enchantment in a better courtroom, his lawyer Babu Mangukiya stated.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

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Several Congress leaders, together with get together president Mallikarjun Kharge and common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, spoke out angrily on the matter.

“A scared machinery of power is trying to suppress the voice of Rahul Gandhi through ‘saam, daam, dand, bhed’ (every trick in the book),” Priyanka Gandhi stated in Hindi on Twitter.

“My brother has never been afraid, nor will he ever be. He has lived is life speaking the truth, will continue to speak the truth. Will continue to raise the voice of the people of the country,” she stated.

डरी हुई सत्ता की पूरी मशीनरी साम, दाम, दंड, भेद लगाकर @RahulGandhi जी की आवाज को दबाने की कोशिश कर रही है।
मेरे भाई न कभी डरे हैं, न कभी डरेंगे। सच बोलते हुए जिये हैं, सच बोलते रहेंगे। देश के लोगों की आवाज उठाते रहेंगे।
सच्चाई की ताकत व करोड़ों देशवासियों का प्यार उनके साथ है।

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 23, 2023

Saying that an enchantment shall be filed within the matter, Kharge slammed the BJP. If they level one finger at others there are 4 fingers pointed at them additionally, he stated on Twitter.

The Congress stated in a tweet in Hindi, “Everyone knows, Rahul Gandhi ji is raising his voice against a dictator. Showing the courage to call a wrong, a wrong. The dictator is rattled by this courage. He is trying to intimidate sometimes via ED, sometimes via police, sometimes via case, sometimes via punishment,” the get together stated.

“…We will fight and win,” the get together stated.

Reacting to the event, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “This is new India, If you raise your voice against injustice, then ED-CBI, police, FIR will be imposed. Rahul Gandhi ji is also being punished for speaking the truth, for raising his voice against a dictator,” Ramesh stated. The legislation of the nation offers a chance to enchantment to Rahul Gandhi and he’ll train this proper, he stated.