Rahul Gandhi's Political Future in Jeopardy After Court Conviction
TL;DR
An Indian court has rejected opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case, extending 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. The Congress has criticised Mr Gandhi's conviction and accused the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of political vendetta.
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