Indian court dismisses opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's plea

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An Indian court has dismissed opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case that resulted in his expulsion from Parliament.

FILE- Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference after he was expelled from parliament after a court convicted him of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison for mocking the surname Modi in an election speech, in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2023. An Indian court has dismissed Gandhi's plea for a stay on his conviction in the criminal defamation case that resulted in his expulsion from Parliament, local media reported Thursday.

NEW DELHI — An Indian court has dismissed opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case that resulted inGandhi, a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his main challenger in 2024 polls, was ousted after a court last month sentenced him to two years in prison for defamation for mocking Modi’s surname in a 2019 election speech.earlier in April for the duration of the appeal process.

 

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I think courts in India are under pressure by Modi Mafia

Fact is crystal clear, Supereme court judges of India are pro hindutva devils. Period. All institutions are taken over by right wing extremists bjp/rss regime. India is no longer a democracy, but autocracy.

Nobody in India was expecting a Gujarat court to deliver nonpartisan verdict / justice. Everyone knew the outcome.

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