"Courts Should Be More Concerned": Kapil Sibal On Rahul Gandhi Conviction
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After the Supreme Court judgment staying Mr Gandhi's conviction, Mr Sibal said petitions like the defamation case filed against the Congress leader are "only a political agenda".
After the Supreme Court stayed Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 defamation case, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that the courts should be more sensitive and concerned while dealing with such petitions.
"Courts whether trial courts, high courts or the Supreme Court, should be a little sensitive and concerned while handling such petitions, as this kind of petition is only a political agenda, and the court should not be used in any way for that," Mr Sibal said while speaking to ANI.
"On March 23, 2023, I had said the same thing that why should Rahul Gandhi be given a sentence of 2 years? The judge would have known that he will lose his membership in the Lok Sabha and this particular conviction was totally wrong," Mr Sibal added.
