Significantly, in the defamation case, Rahul Gandhi had moved the sessions court on April 3 against the order of the lower court. His lawyers also filed two applications, one for a stay of execution and the other for a stay of conviction pending disposal of the appeal. Last 23 on March, a court in Surat convicted Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. A day after the conviction, Rahul was disqualified from the membership of the Lok Sabha.

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