Rahul Gandhi Gets Court Notice In "Modi Surname" Remarks Case
NDTV
The complainant said Rahul Gandhi's alleged remarks, "how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" defamed the entire Modi community.
The Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi on a plea by state BJP minister Purnesh Modi challenging a Surat court order rejecting his application filed in connection with a criminal defamation case against the Congress leader over his 2019 "Modi surname" remarks.
The complainant recently approached the High Court challenging the February 23 order of the Surat court rejecting the minister's application to make the accused (Mr Gandhi) "personally explain contents of the CDs and/or pen drives and/or such other electronic records" related to his speech.
Justice VM Pancholi, in an order passed last week, issued notices, returnable on March 28, to respondents Mr Gandhi and the Gujarat government.
The High Court also granted an interim stay on proceedings in the private criminal defamation case pending before the Surat court as prayed by the complainant.
