UP Court Suspends BJP MLA's Conviction, Cites Order In Rahul Gandhi's Case

The Supreme Court had stayed Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case for his 2019 'Modi surname' remarks at a rally, paving the way for the restoration of Lok Sabha membership.

The district court here on Monday suspended the conviction and two-year jail sentence to BJP MLA Mahsi Sureshwar Singh in a 21-year-old case, citing the relief granted by the Supreme Court to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in August last year.

On Thursday, Sureshwar Singh was convicted for threatening a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in 2002. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,500 was imposed on him.

District Judge Utkarsh Chaturvedi on Monday stayed the conviction and sentence awarded to Sureshwar Singh by the MP-MLA court, pending his appeal in the case, senior counsel Brijpal Singh, who represented the MLA, told PTI.