The move has fuelled uncertainty over whether he will be able to contest an election due next year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
AHMEDABAD, India - A court in India’s western state of Gujarat on Thursday rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s petition seeking a stay of conviction in a defamation case, fuelling uncertainty over whether he will be able to contest an election due in 2024.
Gandhi was convicted in March in a case brought by a state lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after
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