Jaipur Court Rejects Plea Against Rahul Gandhi in PM Modi Caste Row

An Additional Sessions Court in Jaipur has dismissed a revision petition filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi concerning his alleged caste-based remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The court, presided over by Additional Sessions Judge Neelam Karwa, upheld the earlier decision of the Metropolitan Magistrate Court No. 4 and declined to intervene in the matter. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, following a detailed examination of the petition and supporting material.

The petition, lodged by advocate Vijay Kalander, argued that the lower court had not adequately assessed the facts presented in the original complaint. The complainant accused Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly making statements that distorted caste identities, incited public sentiments, and posed a threat to national unity and integrity. Specifically, the remarks in question were made during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Chhattisgarh in 2024, where Gandhi allegedly claimed that Prime Minister Modi was not born into the OBC category but belonged to the Teli community in Gujarat, which was later included in the OBC list.

The court observed that the statements and evidence submitted by the complainant did not substantiate the allegations sufficiently to warrant interference. The judge noted that the material on record failed to establish a prima facie case for the claims of incitement or harm to public peace. As a result, the revision petition was rejected, bringing an end to this particular legal challenge against the Leader of the Opposition.

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The controversy stems from Rahul Gandhi’s assertions that Modi’s OBC status was conferred by a BJP-led Gujarat government, a claim the BJP has consistently refuted. In response to similar remarks made earlier in Odisha in 2024, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya cited a 1999 gazette notification including the ‘Modh Ghanchi’ community in the OBC category. However, conflicting narratives have surfaced within the BJP itself, with former Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Narhari Amin stating that the inclusion occurred in 1994 under a Congress regime, long before Modi assumed office as Chief Minister in 2001.

This is not the first time Rahul Gandhi has faced legal repercussions over comments related to Prime Minister Modi’s caste or surname. In 2023, a Surat court convicted him in a defamation case linked to remarks on the Modi surname, resulting in a two-year sentence that was subsequently stayed by the Supreme Court. The latest dismissal in Jaipur reinforces the judicial scrutiny surrounding political statements on caste identities and their potential legal implications in India’s charged political environment.

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