Team News Riveting
New Delhi, March 24
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as Member of Parliament following the Surat court awarding him two-year sentence in a defamation case.
A Surat Court of Law in Gujarat on Thursday convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 criminal defamation case for his remark “all thieves have Modi surname”.
Gandhi was granted bail in the matter by the trial court and the sentence would remain suspended for 30 days to enable him to file appeal. The former Congress President had linked Prime Minister Narendra Modi with fugitives like Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi during a political campaign in Karol.
A notification issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat said Rahul’s disqualification would be effective from date of his conviction March 23.
