NEW DELHI: Senior advocate and national congress member Abhishek Manu Singhvi said there is nothing to be amazed about the Gujarat High Court verdict dismissing Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking a stay in a defamation case. The court decision came after 65 days of hearing.

“ Rahul hasn’t defamed any caste or religion in his speech. Defamation cases are rolled out nowadays to simply gain political brownies. We believe in the people's court. There are far more avenues that instill hope. We will reach the apex court for a favorable verdict” Abhishek Singhvi said.

Singhvi later on accused the BJP of its power politics of incriminating Rahul Gandhi for his glib political rhetoric.

"And now, the Savarkar case is also being brought back from the grave. What has Rahul done to serve two years in jail? It is such a downfall of the legal standings we used to adhere to. Today's court ruling also remains ambiguous. This is kind of an attempt by political masters to divert the public eye from burning issues such as Manipur. Today the government is attacking Rahul. The same will be used effectively to silence Media and other politicians in the future” Singhvi said.