AHMEDABAD, India: An Indian court on Thursday found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation for a 2019 campaign trail remark implying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a criminal.
Modi's government has been widely accused of using the law to target and silence critics, and the case in the premier's home state of Gujarat is one of several lodged against his chief opponent in recent years.Gandhi, the leading face of the opposition Congress party, was sentenced to two years imprisonment, but immediately granted bail after his lawyers announced their intention to appeal.
He got an opportunity to present his side of things,' he added. 'The decision has been taken according to the due judicial process.'Gandhi's lawyer B.M. Mangukiya said his client had not meant to insult anyone.'When the magistrate asked Gandhi what he had to say in his defense, the Congress leader said that he was fighting to expose corruption in the country,' Mangukiya told reporters outside the court.
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