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Patna HC stays Rahul Gandhi’s trial in Modi surname defamation case

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The Patna High Court on Monday stayed the trial of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case over his alleged 2019 “Modi surname” remarks. The former Wayanad MP had filed a petition in the high court against the order by a trial court to appear in connection with the defamation case filed by former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

In his plea Rahul Gandhi had contended that he cannot be put on trial for the same offence since he has already been convicted and sentence in a similar case by a court in Gujarat’s Surat.

Hearing the former Congress chief’s plea, Justice Sandeep Kumar stayed trial proceedings against Gandhi till May 15.  S D Sanjay, the counsel for BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said they will submit their reply to Gandhi’s petition on the same date.

Modi had filed a defamation suit against the Gandhi scion after the Congress leader alleged made the infamous “Modi surname” remarks at a poll rally in Karnataka during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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Recently, an MP/MLA court in Patna had summoned Gandhi on April 25 in connection with Modi’s defamation suit.

On March 23, a magistrate court in Surat convicted the Congress leader in the criminal defamation case and sentenced him to two years in jail. The conviction led to his disqualification from the Lok Sabha and losing his MP status.

The disqualification which will prevent 52-year-old Gandhi, a four-time MP, from contesting elections for eight years unless a higher court stays the conviction, has kicked up a political storm with the Congress staging a countrywide satyagraha last month to protest the decision.

On Saturday, Rahul Gandhi vacated the official Tughlaq Lane bungalow which was allotted to him as MP.

Last week, a sessions court in Gujarat’s Surat city dismissed Gandhi’s plea seeking a stay to his conviction in the “Modi surname” remark criminal defamation case.

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Salman Khan firing case: Mumbai Crime Branch arrests fifth accused

The Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday made its fifth arrest in the case regarding firing at Salman Khan’s residence in Bandra.

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The Mumbai Crime Brand made its fifth arrest in relation to gunfire at the Bandra home of Bollywood celebrity Salman Khan, on Tuesday. Mohammed Chaudhary, the fifth accused in the case, was taken into custody by Rajasthan police.

The inquiry indicates that on Sunday, April 14, at Galaxy Apartments, Muhammad Chaudhary assisted the two gunmen who have since been detained in carrying out the shooting event. It is said that Chaudhary gave the two shooters money and assisted them in scouting the crime scene.

Chaudhary is being brought to Mumbai today where he will be produced in the court and a demand for custody will be made, the Mumbai Crime Branch said in a statement.

Chaudhary’s arrest coincides with the continuing investigation into the shooting incident that shook Mumbai’s Bandra neighborhood. This arrest adds a new dimension to the intricate network of people connected to the attack on Salman Khan’s home.

On April 14, two attackers riding a bike opened fire outside Salman Khan’s residence, the Galaxy Apartments. Before leaving the area, the two also fired rounds in the direction of Khan’s flat. After the two gunmen were captured by the police, their ties to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang came to light.

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PM Modi votes at a polling booth in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, urges people to ensure record turnout

Union minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, who is contesting to retain the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, was present when Modi reached the polling booth.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday voted at a polling booth in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in the single-phase voting for 25 seats in Gujarat. He reached the polling booth at Nishan Public School in Ranip locality of Ahmedabad city soon after the voting started at 7 am and cast his vote. The prime minister greeted people and signed autographs on his way to the polling booth.

Union minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, who is contesting to retain the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, was present when Modi reached the polling booth. PM Modi also urged people to cast their vote in record numbers in the 3rd phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday and said their active participation will make the election more vibrant. Amit Shah was accompanied by his wife Sonal Shah, son Jay Shah other family members as they exercised their franchise.

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The prime minister congratulated the Election Commission for conducting the first 2 phases of Lok Sabha polls with hardly any violence and asked the people to come out in large numbers to vote. PM Modi further added the way the Indian elections are being conducted can be a learning process for other democracies, and it has been the subject of case study for many universities.

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Voting is taking place in 93 constituencies which are spread over 11 states and Union territories in the 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi also posted on X in Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi. More than 1,300 candidates, including around 120 women, are contesting in the 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha election.

PM Modi votes at a polling booth in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, urges people to ensure record turnout

Among the prominent leaders Union ministers Amit Shah (Gandhinagar), Jyotiraditya Scindia (Guna), Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar), Parshottam Rupala (Rajkot), Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and S P Singh Baghel (Agra) are contesting the election.

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Amit Shah says there will be jungle raj in the country if INDIA Bloc is voted to power

The Union Home Minister asserted that, if INDIA Bloc alliance comes to power, there will be a complete jungle raj in the country as well as in Bihar.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that there will be jungle raj in the country if INDIA bloc partners – Congress and RJD – are voted to power. He was addressing an election rally in favour of senior BJP leader and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in Bihar’s Samastipur district where he said that the latest recovery of Rs 30 crore and more from the house of a minister in Jharkhand proves INDIA bloc alliance leaders are corrupt.

The Union Home Minister asserted that, if INDIA Bloc alliance comes to power, there will be a complete jungle raj in the country as well as in Bihar. Earlier the Enforcement Directorate on Monday recovered a huge amount of unaccounted cash during searches at the premises of a domestic help who was allegedly linked to the secretary of Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam.

Shah asked the people at the rally that who will be the prime minister of the INDIA bloc? He asked if Sharad Pawar  would become the prime minister? Or Will Mamata Banerjee will become the PM of the country or MK Stalin or Uddhav Thackeray? He jokingly took at dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that he would like to take another name. He asked the people not to laugh and said can Rahul baba become the PM?

Shah accused the leaders of the RJD and the Congress of not attending the Ayodhya Ram temple Pran Pratishtha because of vote bank politics.  He further added that RJD’s Lalu Prasad and Congress always opposed the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. Shah pointed out that Congress has always opposed reservation for the backward classes. Sarairanjan block comes under the Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency where Rai is seeking a reelection. Rai, who is the NDA nominee, is up against RJD’s Alok Mehta.

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