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Congress Leader Challenges MLA Nominations in Supreme Court

Congress Leader Challenges MLA Nominations in Supreme Court Jammu, Oct 14: The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea today regarding the contentious issue of nomination of five MLAs by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said that the petition, filed by former MLC and Senior Congress Leader Ravinder Sharma, will be argued by Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. The…

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Rahul Gandhi To Be MP Again, Can Contest Polls After Supreme Court Order

Modi Surname Case: The trial judge has awarded the maximum sentence of two years in the case, the top court observed in its judgement, adding that it would not have attracted disqualification if the sentence was a day lesser.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark was put on hold by the Supreme Court today, which said that while his remarks were not in good taste, his disqualification from parliament would affect his constituents.

The trial judge had awarded the maximum sentence of two years in the case, the top court observed, pointing out that it would not have attracted disqualification as an MP if the sentence was a day lesser.

Rahul Gandhi had in April told a sessions court in Surat his conviction by a magistrate's court in the 2019 defamation case was erroneous, patently perverse, and he was sentenced in a manner so as to attract disqualification as a Member of Parliament. He had said he was treated harshly by the trial court, which was "overwhelmingly influenced" by his status as an MP.

No doubt that the utterances by the petitioner were not in good taste, the Supreme Court said today, "and the petitioner ought to have been more careful in making speeches".

"The ramifications of disqualification not just affect the right of the individual but also the electorate," it said.

This was Rahul Gandhi's last chance before acquittal, and will allow him to attend the parliament and contest elections, his lawyer earlier argued in the court, adding that the High Court had reserved its judgement for 66 days, and due to conviction in the case, Mr Gandhi has already lost two Parliament sessions.

A Supreme Court bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and Sanjay Kumar was hearing Rahul Gandhi's request for a stay on his conviction. The Gujarat High Court had earlier refused to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case.

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Rahul Gandhi, said the trial has been completed, and Mr Gandhi has even been convicted, yet there is no evidence so far.

Mr Singhvi said this is the first time 30 crore people have held to be an identifiable class. "They are amorphous, non-homogenous...communities, castes, and groups with appellation 'Modi' are totally different," he said.

Justice Gavai had at the beginning of the hearing said Mr Gandhi will have to make out an exceptional case for a stay on conviction, to which Mr Singhvi said he was not arguing conviction today.

Mr Singhvi argued the complainant Purnesh Modi's original surname is not Modi, and he had changed it.

"The complainant Purnesh Modi himself said that his original surname was not Modi. He belongs to Modh Vanika Samaj," he argued, and claimed not a single of the persons Mr Gandhi had named during his speech have sued him.

"Interestingly, everybody who is aggrieved in this very 'small' community of 13 crores, the only people suing are BJP office-holders. Very strange," Mr Singhvi said.

The Supreme Court then pointed out that the trial court has also spoken about Mr Gandhi's criminal antecedents.

"They have cited 13 cases but no conviction in any of those cases. How are these cited for criminal antecedents? I am not a hardened criminal...No conviction despite...look at the chart. Full of cases filed by BJP karyakartas, but never any conviction," Mr Singhvi responded.

Advocate Singhvi then pointed out that the High Court treats this as a serious offence involving a moral turpitude.

"Not a single material of moral turpitude. Not a single judgement. This is non-cognisable, bailable, and compoundable. Not against society, not kidnapping, rape, murder...maximum sentence of 2 years... How can this become an offence involving moral turpitude?" he said.

There's no other case where two years sentence has been given, he added.

Mr Gandhi while maintaining that he was not guilty, on Wednesday requested the top court to stay his two-year conviction, enabling him to participate in the ongoing sittings of the Lok Sabha and sessions thereafter.

At a rally in Karnataka's Kolar in April 2019, Rahul Gandhi, in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, "How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?".

In an affidavit before the top court, the former Wayanad MP said that he has always maintained that he is not guilty of the offence and that the "conviction is unsustainable" and if he had to apologise and compound the offence, "he would have done it much earlier".

Rahul Gandhi has challenged the trial court order in the Surat Sessions court, where the appeal is pending.

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Action After 45 Days After Rahul Gandhi's Statement, Congress Said - Cannot Intimidate - Police Action Against Rahul Gandhi For His Comment In Srinagar

Delhi police raided Rahul Gandhi’s home on Sunday regarding the statement in Srinagar. In this case, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said police reached Rahul Gandhi’s house after giving notice in just three days. That too after 45 days. The same Ashok Gehlot said that this police action is reprehensible. See full news. Delhi police raided Rahul Gandhi’s home on Sunday following his remark…

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Congress slams 'control freak' BJP govt for expunging Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in Lok Sabha

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi attacked the ‘autocratic and dictatorial face of the BJP’ after several of Rahul Gandhi’s remarks were expunged in the Lok Sabha. New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 12, 2023 18:58 IST File photo of Senior lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi. By Supriya Bhardwaj: Senior lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi hit out at the BJP government at the…

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manu singhvi covid positive: সস্ত্রীক করোনায় আক্রান্ত কংগ্রেস নেতা অভিষেক মনু সিংভি – congress leader abhishek manu singhvi tests positive for covid-19, home quarantined হাইলাইটস কোভিড পজিটিভ অভিষেক মনু সিংভি পাঁচ দিন আগেই টেস্ট পজিটিভ আসে কংগ্রেস নেতার তবে, শুক্রবারই তা জানা যায়

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Time To Identify Strong Leaders In Congress: Abhishek Manu Singhvi Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Congress is disappointed at the outcome of Delhi polls (File) Kolkata: Expressing disappointment over the Congress' poor performance in the Delhi Assembly polls, party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday said the time has come to identify strong leaders in the party.

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कांग्रेस नेता सिंघवी ने ब्रिटिश सांसद को एयरपोर्ट से लौटाने के फैसले को सही बताया, कहा- वे पाकिस्तान-आईएसआई की एजेंट

कांग्रेस नेता सिंघवी ने ब्रिटिश सांसद को एयरपोर्ट से लौटाने के फैसले को सही बताया, कहा- वे पाकिस्तान-आईएसआई की एजेंट

नई दिल्ली.ब्रिटिश सांसद और लेबर पार्टी की नेता डेबी अब्राहम्स को एयरपोर्ट से वापस ब्रिटेन भेजने के मोदीसरकार के कदम को कांग्रेस नेता अभिषेक मनु सिंघवी ने सही ठहराया। सिंघवी ने मंगलवार को ट्वीट किया- “डेबी को भारत आने से रोकना जरूरी था, क्योंकि वे सांसद नहीं पाकिस्तान की एजेंटके तौर पर काम करती हैं। उनका जुड़ाव पाकिस्तान सरकार और आईएसआई के साथ है। भारत की स्वायत्ता पर हमला करने की कोशिश को नाकाम…

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Congress Leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi speaks to Faye D'Souza on revoking Article35A & Article 370

In a major announcement on Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has revoked Article 370 and Article 35A of the Indian Constitution. "I think it is a pure consequence. If one decision is wrong then all the consequential decisions will be wrong", he said in an exclusive conversation with Faye D'Souza. Listen in!

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Parliamentary Committee Plans To Discuss Impact Of Rupee's Depreciation On Trade: Report

Parliamentary Committee Plans To Discuss Impact Of Rupee’s Depreciation On Trade: Report

The panel is likely to call trade bodies and government officials to deliberate on this issue.(File) New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has decided to discuss the implications of rupee’s depreciation on trade, despite opposition from its BJP members, sources said. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, chaired by senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, met for the first time on…

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Exchange4media Group And Anurag Batra Launches First Ever Party Spokespersons 50 Rankings

Anurag Batra One of the youngest media moguls from India, Anurag is a serial entrepreneur and a mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He is a man of many talents and someone who adorns many hats. Anurag Batra is also an author, an angel investor and a TV show host and the founder of the iconic exchange4media group and Chairman BW Businessworld group. In a first-of-its-kind initiative launched by the exchange4media group 50 Party Spokespersons were ranked and honoured for their work as political advocates of their respective political parties.

At the event held at India International Centre on April 28, veteran political spokesperson and Member of Parliament, Sudhanshu Trivedi was awarded the first place in the list that saw 5 non-BJP Spokespersons in top 10. Randeep Singh Surjewala and Abhishek Manu Singhvi of Congress were ranked at no. 3 and no. 5 respectively followed by Raghav Chadha of AAP at no. 6, Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena at no. 7 and Anurag Bhadouria of Samajwadi Party at no. 10. Amongst BJP leader Sambit Patra bagged second rank, Gaurav Bhatia was at no.4, Syed Zafar Islam at no.8 and Shaziya Ilmi was no.9.

The selection process was based on the criteria of quality of argument, uniqueness of points, presentation style, credibility and visibility. The winners were selected after a long exhaustive screening process by the editorial board of exchange4media which included Dr. Anurag Batra. The awards were preceded by an insightful conference that included fireside chats with founder Dr. Anurag Batra and panel discussions with other judges, covering topics related to political discourse in the country as well as dealing with brickbats and criticism that political spokespeople are often exposed to for their work in public sphere.

Also forming part of discussions was the evolving role of political spokespersons and the need to distinguish cacophony and communication. The first of its kind concept to recognise men and women involved in political life who serve as the public face of their parties, a job that often comes with more than a fair share of criticism was lauded by Dr. Anurag Batra among other attending spokespersons and dignitaries.

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Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks Congress leaders to refrain from commenting on AICC president candidates | India News - Times of India

Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks Congress leaders to refrain from commenting on AICC president candidates | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday urged party leaders to refrain from commenting on their colleagues applying for the post of AICC president and said “fair-minded democratic free speech values” that the party has championed must be maintained. Earlier, Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh had asked the party spokespersons and the…

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'Entry into house with notice within 3 days…' Congress questioned police crackdown on Rahul Gandhi

Delhi police raided Rahul Gandhi’s house in relation to the statement in Srinagar on Sunday morning. Congress leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Ashok Gehlot and Pawan Kheda held a press conference on this. During this, Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the police have reached Rahul Gandhi’s house after giving notice in just three days. That too after 45 days. Is this all happening because Rahul Gandhi…

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Navjot Singh Sidhu moves SC seeking more time to surrender, cites medical conditions

NEW DELHI — Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday urged Supreme Court to grant more time to surrender citing medical conditions. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sidhu, mentioned the plea before a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar. Senior Advocate Singhvi said that Sidhu will surrender but he wants a few weeks to settle his medical health issues. Therefore he sought…

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Navjot Singh Sidhu sought time from the court for surrender, told the reason for ill health

Navjot Singh Sidhu sought time from the court for surrender, told the reason for ill health

New Delhi : Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was sentenced to one year in jail in the 34-year-old road rage case, was about to surrender in the court today. But according to the information received now, Navjot Singh Sidhu has sought time from the court to surrender due to ill health. His lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi has sought a few weeks’ time from the Supreme Court to surrender. Behind…

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Suspense Over Navjot Sidhu's Surrender Amid His Request For More Time

Suspense Over Navjot Sidhu’s Surrender Amid His Request For More Time

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered one-year “rigorous imprisonment” for Navjot Sidhu New Delhi: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu today requested a few more weeks to surrender on health grounds, a day after the Supreme Court sentenced him to one year in jail in a road-rage incident in which a man was killed 34 years ago. Lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for Navjot Sidhu in the…