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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi disqualified from parliament

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By Web Desk Published March 25, 2023 3 Min Read
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India’s parliament disqualified the leader of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, a day after a magistrate’s court jailed him for two years in a defamation case linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname.

Gandhi “stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha,” a parliament notice said, referring to the lower house of parliament.

Gandhi, 52, was found guilty for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi. He commented while campaigning ahead of the last general election.

Gandhi was convicted by a court in the western state of Gujarat, granting him bail and suspending the sentence for one month.

A close aide to Gandhi said the leader had already adhered to the court order and did not enter parliament on Friday during house proceedings.

Congress party leaders said they were gearing up to file an appeal in a higher court.

Read: Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation over Modi remark

“This battle will be fought legally and politically,” said Pawan Khera, the party’s national spokesperson.

“Rahul Gandhi will not stop asking difficult questions and exposing crony capitalism and this government’s active role in promoting and protecting it,” he said.

Earlier in the day, Congress party members protested in some parts of the country against Gandhi’s conviction and two-year-old jail sentence.

Congress party officials have described the judgment as politically motivated and blamed the government of Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“The BJP is fearful about the rise of Rahul Gandhi, and he poses a direct threat to the Modi government,” said Pradip Bhattacharya, a Congress party lawmaker from West Bengal state.

BJP president J.P. Nadda dismissed the charges and said that Gandhi had insulted a section of Indians with the same surname as Prime Minister Modi.

“It is one thing to question government regarding the policies, that would be considered a healthy debate, but the Congress has never followed such rules,” he told Reuters. (Reuters)

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