New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership has been suspended after his conviction in the criminal defamation case. He, in a statement, called all Modis to be thieves and was convicted by the Surat Court and the jail sentence of two years has led to his Parliamentary membership getting suspended.
With the suspension, Wayanad’s constituency seat stands vacant.
Congress held a press conference to oppose the suspension.
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# Jairam Ramesh added that BJP is afraid after the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
# He alleged that the case happened in Karnataka and as per the law, the Magistrate was to do an inquiry to check if the case came under his jurisdiction, but no such decision was taken under any such inquiry.
# Congress is confident to get a stay of conviction and thus the suspension of the membership will be canceled.
# Dr. Singhvi targets the complainant for getting a stay issued in his own case from the High Cout and woke up in February this year to proceed with the matter and even the Magistrate has been changed.
We all know that Rahul Gandhi has been speaking out fearlessly both inside and outside the Parliament. Clearly, he is paying a price for it. The government is rattled. This government is finding new techniques to throttle his voice: Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi pic.twitter.com/pCtXpoi4nZ
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2023
# Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi holds the stand that Rahul Gandhi has spoken out fearlessly both inside and outside the Parliament and is paying a price for it.
# Congress and Jairam Ramesh sees the case with the political lens and have decided to fight back.
We will fight this battle both legally and politically. We will not be intimidated or silenced. Instead of a JPC into the PM-linked Adani MahaMegaScam, @RahulGandhi stands disqualified. Indian Democracy Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/d8GmZjUqd5
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) March 24, 2023
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LIVE: Congress party briefing by Shri @DrAMSinghvi and Shri @Jairam_Ramesh at AICC HQ. https://t.co/sFGwMNOJFr
— Congress (@INCIndia) March 24, 2023
