Rahul Gandhi will not bow down before PM Modi, Shah: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party for remarks over Rahul Gandhis visit to Surat for an appeal against his conviction and said that the saffron party has a problem with anything that the former MP doesAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that Rahul Gandhi will not bow down before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit ShahOn one side the BJP says why does Rahul Gandhi not go to the judiciary for his case and when he does the BJP has a problem with it Rahul Gandhi has said that he will not get afraid He will not bow down before Amit Shah Modi He will go before the judiciary itself the Congress MP said while speaking to ANIEarlier today BJP spokesman Sambit Patra remarked in a press conference Rahul Gandhi his family members CMs Ashok Gehlot amp Bhupesh Baghel are going to Surat amp will be creating mayhem in the name of appealing against the 2year sentence verdict Whats the need for this ruckusSpeaking on the violence in West Bengal Chowdhury said TMC and BJP are doing politics of polarization and this is leading to communal violence in BengalCM says action will be taken but nothing is being doneWhile Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said When BJP realises it is getting weakened then they incite riots and polarise people It is the deed of BJPEarlier today former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at the residence of Rahul Gandhi in DelhiMeanwhile Rahul Gandhi will on Monday file an appeal in the Sessions court in Gujarats Surat against his conviction and a twoyear jail sentence in a criminal defamation caseCongress expects that the court will take up the matter today itself According to sources Rahul Gandhi is expected to reach court at around 3 pmThe former MP from Wayanad was convicted and sentenced to two years in hail by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate H H Varma on March 23 in a defamation case over his Modi surname remark in 2019 in KarnatakaAlso ReadRahul Gandhi to file appeal in Gujarat court on April 3According to sources Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will accompany the former MP to courtBesides Priyanka chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu the Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel along with Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi are likely to accompany Rahul Gandhi Also Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole and CLP leader Balasaheb Thorat are expected to join the groupThe defamation case was filed against Gandhi by Bharatiya Janata Party BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for saying How come all thieves have the common surname ModiAfter the Surat courts verdict Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as MP from Lok Sabha following his conviction in the caseCongress has protested aggressively against Rahul Gandhis disqualification inside the Parliament as well as outside it Congress along with other opposition parties had held a black dress protest against the government over Rahul Gandhi and Adani issue They had marched from the Parliament complex towards Vijay Chowk together in an attempt to show unityRahul Gandhi also received an eviction notice from the Lok Sabha secretariat to which he said that he would abide by the noticeCongress MPs will hold a meeting at 1030 am in the Congress Parliamentary Party office to chalk out strategy for the day The party MPs have been asked to wear black clothes during the meetingAfter the disqualification of Rahuls membership from the Lok Sabha the Congress has been vocal in protests all over the country The grand old party has been making an effort to rally likeminded Opposition players around it in the wake of Rahuls loss of membership from the Lower HouseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever