New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi likely to travel to Gujarat's Surat as an appeal will be moved in the Sessions court there against his conviction and two-year- sentence in defamation case, said Congress sources. Rahul Gandhi was recently disqualified as Congress MP from the Parliament after he was sentenced to two years in prison over a 2019 defamation case. According to reports, Rahul Gandhi will be challenging his conviction and sentencing in the Surat sessions court tomorrow. Former Congress leader also asked for an interim stay on the conviction till the matter is disposed of. Rahul Gandhi was immediately granted bail The former Congress president has, in his plea, asked the sessions court to set aside the Magistrate order convicting him in the defamation case. The defamation case agaisnt Rahul Gandhi was filed BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for Congress leader's "Modi surname" remarks. Rahul Gandhi had made this remarks in 2019 while addressing a rally in Karnataka ahead of Lok Sabha elections, where he targeted PM Modi over his surname. After he was disqualified from the Parliament, he was served a notice to vacate his official Delhi bungalow. The Prime Minister is not India! In no way is the criticism of the PM or the Govt an 'attack on India'! I will speak the truth, and fight for it, come what may. pic.twitter.com/2Mkg0BgpZD — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 20, 2023 मैं सच्चाई बोलता हूं, देश की ख़ातिर बोलता हूं। और आखिरी दम तक सच के रास्ते पर ही चलूंगा। प्रधानमंत्री जी, बताइए #20000CroreKiskeHain pic.twitter.com/LO0tsYZTlk — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 25, 2023 LIVE: सत्य की राह पर, देश के लिए, मैं हर कीमत चुकाने को तैयार हूं | Special Press Briefing | AICC HQ https://t.co/fvu5m9ZYP4 — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 25, 2023
