The application alleges that he misled the court by repeatedly denying receipt of evidence linked to his controversial speeches in London, where he made 'defamatory' remarks on Savarkar.
In 2018, during an AICC plenary session, Gandhi referred to Amit Shah as being involved in a murder case. A defamation case was filed by BJP worker Naveen Jha in 2019.
BJP worker Naveen Jha filed a criminal complaint against Gandhi after he had referred to Union Minister Amit Shah as a 'murderer', during one of his public speeches in Chaibasa in 2019.
After SC Friday stayed Rahul's conviction in 'Modi surname' defamation case, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury approached LS secretariat requesting to take back his disqualification.
Congress leader said he had called the Speaker and later sent the documents to the Speaker’s office since the Secretary General’s office was closed due to a holiday.
Top court also questioned why maximum sentence was given to Gandhi by the Surat trial judge; said the least he could have done was to give a reason behind his decision.
SC said it was refraining from making any observation about merits of matter, but suggested the Surat trial court had not adequately justified imposing the maximum sentence on Rahul.
Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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