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'Murder of democracy': DK Shivkumar's big attack after Gujarat HC judgement in Rahul Gandhi defamation case

2023-07-17 00:00:00.0 铸币报-政治原网页

Gujarat High Court has refused to grant a stay on the order issued by the sessions court. The Sessions court had sentenced the senior Congress leader to two years in jail in a criminal defamation case by filed by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi. The court judgement had also led to Gandhi losing his membership in the Lok Sabha.

Congress leader and Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar has criticised the Gujarat HC judgement calling it ‘murder of democracy’. In a video of DK Shivkumar shared by news agency ANI, he said, "It is very unfortunate that justice has not prevailed. It is a murder of democracy. But still the entire country, all the opposition parties and the people of this country stand by Rahul Ji. He is a great leader who has been fighting across the country."

Another Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal noted that Gujarat High Court judgement in the Modi surname defamation case in ‘wrong’. He told ANI, "We have always respected the judiciary and held it in high esteem but we believe that this decision is wrong - both in facts as well as law.

Congress party have said that they will approach the Supreme Court in the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal after the Gujarat HC judgement said "There is one more option before us... the Supreme Court. Let's see. The Congress party will seek that option too".

BJP MP and senior leader Ravishankar Prasad, on the other hand, hit back at the Congress and Rahul Gandhi after Gujarat HC judgement. He said, "We would like to ask Congress - why can't you control Rahul Gandhi? Why can't you train him to speak properly? He is your leader. Had he apologised in this matter, it would have ended...It has become a chronic habit of Rahul Gandhi to abuse, defame & almost showering the worst kind of abuses against eminent leaders and organisations."

Surat West MLA Purnesh Modi filed a criminal defamation case against Gandhi over his "how come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remark made during an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.