Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi trapped after controversial remarks on PM Modi, will appear in Surat court today
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may appear before magistrate's court in Gujarat today in a contempt case.
- He will appear to record his final statement in a criminal defamation case filed by a Gujarat MLA over his remarks about the 'Modi surname'.
- Surat Chief Judicial Magistrate AN Dave had a week ago directed Gandhi to be present on June 24 to record his final statement in the contempt case filed by BJP MLA, Purnesh Modi.
- Purnesh Modi had filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code in April 2019.
- He had alleged in his complaint that while addressing an election rally in 2019, Rahul Gandhi had defamed the entire Modi community by saying 'Why do all thieves have Modi in their names?'
