India's top court suspends Rahul Gandhi's defamation conviction, clearing his way to re-enter politics
India's Top Court Suspends Rahul Gandhi's Defamation Conviction, Clearing His Way to Re-enter Politics
In their judgment, a three-person Supreme Court bench said that Gandhi’s conviction impacts not only him, but also “the rights of the electorate who have elected him to represent their constituency.” In explaining Friday’s ruling, the Supreme Court said the lower court had failed to justify why it imposed such a strident sentence on Gandhi. Many of Modi’s opponents see the case against the Congress leader as politically motivated.
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