The order quashes for now the Congress leader’s hope of returning to parliament and contesting national election due next year.
Ednews informs via AlJazeera that a high court in the western Indian state of Gujarat has rejected an appeal by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to suspend his conviction in a defamation case.
Friday’s order quashes for now the Congress leader’s hope of returning to parliament, contesting national elections due next year.
Gandhi can now take his appeal to a larger bench of the Gujarat High Court and then to the Supreme Court, his last option.