Top Legal advisors of Congress Party are working on the Petition challenging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction and sentencing by a trial court in Surat in a defamation case is ready and is likely to be filed very soon. It is learnt that the petition is ready and would be filed in a day or two against the conviction.

Rahul Gandhi was convicted and was awarded two-year sentence in the 2019 defamation case over his remarks on "Modi" surname, following which he was disqualified as MP of Lok Sabha.

Congress Party said that it will fight the matter both politically and legally and will also take the issue to the public.

Congress Whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore said the government has deliberately disqualified Rahul Gandhi under a well-planned conspiracy to not allow him to attend Parliament during this budget session.

He said, "This is a totally false case and his disqualification has come to keep him away from Parliament. But, we will fight it both legally and politically".

Meanwhile, the Election Commission said it was in no hurry to announce bye-election to Wayanad constituency as the trail court has given Gandhi one month to appeal against the court order.

CEC Rajiv Kumar said "There is no hurry, we will wait. There is not hurry to do it before exhausting that particular remedy which the trial court had accorded. We will take a call after that".

He said the vacancy in the Wayanad parliamentary party was notified on March 23 this year and as per the law, a bypoll has to be conducted within six months.

Kumar said the law also states that if the remainder of the term was less than one year, then the election will not be held.

The CEC said that in the case of Wayanad, the remainder of the term is more than a year.