Surat, 20/4: The Surat Court has rejected opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case.
The decision extends the uncertainty over whether he can contest in national elections due next year.
Mr Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in jail for 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname at an election rally.
He won’t be arrested until he has exhausted all legal appeals.
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