Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge says party will wait & watch how fast Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership is restored. Former Wayanad MP says 'my way is clear'.
The court said that being a former MP, 'Gandhi should have been more careful with his words'. It dismissed his contention that the conviction caused him 'irreversible harm'.
Rahul was convicted, handed 2-yr jail sentence in criminal defamation case Thursday; as per SC verdict, convicted legislator with similar prison term is automatically disqualified.
Gandhi was convicted for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi. The court granted him bail immediately and suspended the sentence for a month.
Arvind Kejriwal's show of support for Rahul Gandhi comes at a time when AAP has been part of Congress-led opposition bloc demanding a JPC probe into the Hindenburg report on Adani.
A Surat court on Thursday handed Rahul Gandhi 2 years in jail over a 2019 remark he had made on the surname ‘Modi’; court also granted him 30-day bail to appeal the verdict.
Congress leader was later granted bail for 30 days to appeal against verdict. A case was registered by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi, who felt Rahul’s comment slighted Modi community.
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