Rahul’s full speech
Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi reached a rally in Kolar, Karnataka. During the rally, Rahul accused the Modi government of increasing corruption. Rahul had said in his speech that the surname of all thieves is Modi. Rahul had said, ‘Why do all thieves have the surname Modi, whether it is Lalit Modi or Nirav Modi or Narendra Modi.’ Rahul did not stop here, Rahul further said, ‘Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Narendra Modi will find more names if they search for more.’ Earlier, in his speech, Rahul fiercely attacked PM Narendra Modi. Rahul Gandhi surrounded PM Modi and said, ‘Chowkidar is a thief. Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Anil Ambani and Narendra Modi are a team of thieves. Rahul had said that public money keeps on circulating among these people.
‘My intentions were not wrong’
Rahul told the court that his intention was not wrong while giving the statement. At the same time, Rahul’s lawyer said – no one was injured in this whole incident. No one was harmed by this. Court convicted Rahul under section 500 of IPC and sentenced him to 2 years. However, shortly after this he also got bail. Rahul has the option of going to the High Court against this sentence. After getting bail, Rahul left for Delhi from Surat.