Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Reaches Surat To Appear In Gujarat Court Over Defamation Case

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has reached Surat to record his statement in the defamation case. BJP MLA Purnesh Modi had filed a defamation case against him. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi had said during a public meeting that 'all Modis are thieves.'

Surat: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Gujarat today for a hearing in the defamation case. Rahul Gandhi may appear before the magistrate's court. During the Lok Sabha elections, he had made a comment about people with the surname 'Modi.' A Gujarat MLA filed a defamation case for using the surname 'Modi.'

During an election rally, Rahul Gandhi had made a remark about the surname 'Modi' and said, "All Modis are thieves." Following this, MLA Purnesh Modi filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi under sections 499 and 500 of the IPC in April 2019.

Magistrate Ordered Gandhi to Appear in Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate of Surat Court AN Dave had directed Rahul Gandhi to appear in the court a week ago. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Surat Court AN Dave had directed Rahul Gandhi to appear in the court a week ago. After this, Surat Congress legal cell member and lawyer Firoz Khan Pathan had said that Rahul Gandhi would come here to record his final statement in the contempt case.

What Had Rahul Gandhi Said? 

During the last Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi at an election rally in Kolar, Karnataka, on April 13, 2019, and said that Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, and Narendra Modi... Why do they share the surname 'Modi?' Why do all thieves have Modi as their last name?