Rahul Gandhi is proceeding to file an appeal in the Sessions court of Surat to set aside the order of the Magistrate convicting him in a defamation case. He will also seek an interim stay on the order of conviction which would restore his membership to the Lok Sabha.
Rahul will be accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the Chief Ministers of three Congress ruled states- Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel and Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. He will be represented in court by senior advocate RS Cheema.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge stated that party leaders will be going to Surat to lend moral support to Rahul Gandhi. Meanwhile, Gujarat Congress party workers have gathered outside the District and Sessions Court in Surat to show support to Rahul Gandhi.
