Rahul going to Surat with pomp a bid to ‘pressurise’ judiciary, alleges BJP

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oi-Prakash KL

As Rahul Gandhi is all set to maneuver Surat Periods court docket difficult his conviction in a prison defamation case, ruling BJP has come down closely on the Congress chief accusing him of trying to “pressurise” the court docket by showing earlier than it with “all pomp and present”.

Gandhi is anticipated to achieve the court docket at round 3 pm in the present day, Congress sources informed information company PTI.

The saffron social gathering has identified that Gandhi household and a few Chief Ministers are going to Surat “with pomp and present” to “repeat and add to the insult” to the OBC group.

“Rahul Gandhi, his members of the family, CMs Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel are going to Surat and shall be creating mayhem within the title of interesting towards the decision (conviction and two-year jail time period). What is the want for this ruckus?” ANI quoted social gathering spokesperson Sambit Patra as asking in a press convention.

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BJP then requested Congress whether or not its leaders are going to the court docket in full energy to “pressurise” the judiciary. “Rahul Gandhi, is it not true that you just used a casteist comment towards the OBC group? You referred to as them a thief and abused them. You’ll Surat with your loved ones and a few Chief Ministers with pomp and present. Do you wish to pressurise the judiciary?” he sought to know.

“Interesting is a democratic proper. You’ll increase the insult that you’ve thrown to the OBC group by going and staging this sort of present in Surat. Are you attempting to pressurise the Indian judiciary by these gimmicks of yours?” Patra questioned.

The BJP chief slammed Gandhi over his “conceitedness” and alleged that he’s nonetheless not able to apologise to the decrease court docket for his comment. “The decrease court docket had given him alternative to apologise, however he denied stating that he’s Rahul and he won’t apologise. Rahul and duty by no means go collectively,” he requested.

“Why is that this conceitedness? The Supreme Court docket had pulled him up for his unbecoming remarks towards PM Narendra Modi. He wasn’t able to apologise in Supreme Court docket too, however the court docket made him apologise in written within the type of an affidavit,” Patra identified.

“Rahul Gandhi didn’t apologise to the decrease court docket in Surat. Immediately, he’s going there along with his household to repeat and add to the insult he inflicted upon the OBC group,” he added.

Union Minister Anurag Thakur stated that India will not tolerate the insult of backwards and questioned whether or not one household is greater than the nation. “Earlier, P.V. Narasimha Rao, P. Chidambaram, D.Okay. Shivakumar had gone to jail too. What number of Congress folks went with them? Is one household greater than the nation?” Thakur questioned.

Union Legislation Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the Congress of doing a “drama to threaten the judiciary.” “I condemn it. If a court docket has convicted anyone, then the drama is mainly about pressuring. Congress social gathering considers a household above the nation,” Rijiju said.

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Gandhi was on March 24 disqualified from the Lok Sabha following his conviction by the Surat court docket within the case. Following his disqualification, the previous Congress chief wouldn’t be capable of contest elections for eight years until the next court docket stays his conviction and sentence.

The case was filed towards Gandhi on a grievance of BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for the Congress chief’s alleged remarks “how come all thieves have Modi because the frequent surname?” Gandhi, who had served as an MP from Wayanad in Kerala, made the remarks whereas addressing a rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019, in the course of the Lok Sabha elections marketing campaign.

With inputs from businesses