New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday up to date his Twitter account bio to ‘Dis’Certified MP’ after he was disqualified as a Member of Parliament following the Surat courtroom order convicting him in a prison defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ comment.
In accordance with sources, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday will maintain a day-long ‘Sankalp Padyatra’ close to Raj Ghat as a protest in opposition to the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as a Lok Sabha MP.
Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha, a day after a Surat courtroom sentenced him to 2 years imprisonment in a defamation case filed in opposition to him over his ‘Modi surname’ comment.
The choice got here pertaining to his comment made in April 2019, the place he had stated “how come all of the thieves have Modi because the widespread surname” at a Lok Sabha election rally at Kolar in Karnataka. The courtroom authorized Gandhi’s bail on a surety and stayed the sentence for 30 days to permit him to strategy the upper courts.
After being convicted within the defamation case and subsequently disqualified from Lok Sabha, Gandhi, hit out BJP. Whereas addressing a press convention, Gandhi stated that he’s not frightened of going to jail and his disqualification from Parliament was geared toward distracting individuals from the Adani situation.
“Moot query stays who invested Rs 20,000 crore in Adani shell companies? I’ll hold asking the query,” he stated.
The previous MP alleged that the BJP-led central authorities is allegedly defending businessman Gautam Adani, who has been accused of inventory manipulation
“Why is the BJP-led centre is allegedly defending the businessman Gautam Adani? Kyuki aap hello Adani ho,” he alleged.
Attacking PM Modi, he stated, “Prime Minister was frightened of the subsequent speech that was going to come back on Adani. I’ve seen it in his eyes. That’s the reason, first the distraction after which the disqualification”.
The BJP hit again at him with Info and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur stating that the central authorities and Lok Sabha don’t have any position to play in his disqualification and that Rahul Gandhi “is a case of political immaturity”.
BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad additionally slammed Rahul Gandhi saying his utterances on Modi’s surname “had been abusive, not crucial and that the BJP goes launch a stir in opposition to his insult to OBCs.” (ANI)
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