Rahul must be booked for ‘insulting’ nationwide icons, Shiv Sena welcomes conviction
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MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Thursday welcomed the conviction of Rahul Gandhi for his remarks over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname and mentioned he must also be booked for insulting nationwide icons like V D Savarkar and defaming the nation overseas.
Shiv Sena spokesperson Sheetal Mhatre mentioned Gandhi is used to creating private feedback.
“He should also be booked for insulting national icons like Veer Savarkar and defaming the country abroad (a reference to Gandhi’s recent comments at Cambridge University which has stoked controversy),” Mhatre mentioned.
A court docket in Surat in Gujarat on Thursday sentenced Gandhi to 2 years in jail in a 2019 felony defamation case filed in opposition to him over his Modi surname remarks.
The court docket additionally granted Gandhi bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to permit him to enchantment in the next court docket, the Congress chief’s lawyer mentioned.
The case was filed in opposition to Gandhi for his alleged “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remarks on a grievance lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.
The Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad made the remarks whereas addressing a rally at Kolar in Karnataka forward of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Thursday welcomed the conviction of Rahul Gandhi for his remarks over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname and mentioned he must also be booked for insulting nationwide icons like V D Savarkar and defaming the nation overseas.
Shiv Sena spokesperson Sheetal Mhatre mentioned Gandhi is used to creating private feedback.
“He should also be booked for insulting national icons like Veer Savarkar and defaming the country abroad (a reference to Gandhi’s recent comments at Cambridge University which has stoked controversy),” Mhatre mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
A court docket in Surat in Gujarat on Thursday sentenced Gandhi to 2 years in jail in a 2019 felony defamation case filed in opposition to him over his Modi surname remarks.
The court docket additionally granted Gandhi bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to permit him to enchantment in the next court docket, the Congress chief’s lawyer mentioned.
The case was filed in opposition to Gandhi for his alleged “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remarks on a grievance lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.
The Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad made the remarks whereas addressing a rally at Kolar in Karnataka forward of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
