Rahul Gandhi disqualified: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders like Shashi Tharoor and Jairam Ramesh came out to condemn Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as a Member of Parliament MP from Kerala s Wayanad.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked does the ruling BJP support the corrupt, citing various scams. The Congress General Secretary tweeted in Hindi, Nirav Modi scam Rs 14,000 crore, Lalit Modi scam Rs 425 crore and Mehul Choksi scam Rs 13,500 crore. Why has the BJP come to the rescue of those who looted the country s money? Why is the government not doing anything to investigate? There are cases being brought against those who are raising questions on this. Does the BJP support the corrupt? Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's reaction came after Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP from March 23, the date of his conviction in the Modi surname remark criminal defamation case. At the end of his 2 year jail term, Gandhi will be banned from contesting elections for another 6 years.
He was found guilty under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code IPC. The Surat Court granted him bail and suspended his sentence for 30 days to allow him to appeal to a higher court. Gandhi represents Wayanad constituency in Kerala.
However, Priyanka Gandhi was not the only one who condemned Gandhi's disqualification. Congress MP and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor called this politics with the gloves. "I am stunned by this action and its rapidity, within 24 hours of the court verdict and while an appeal was known, I am in shock," he said. This is politics with the gloves off and it bodes ill for our democracy. Congressman Jairam Ramesh, Congress's MP and in-charge of communications, stated that the Congress will fight this battle legally and politically. Ramesh said that we will fight this battle both legally and politically. We will not be silenced or intimated. RahuL Gandhi is disqualified instead of a JPC into the PM-linked Adani MahaMegaScam. Despite every conspiracy, the Congress party's official Twitter handle said that he will continue his fight at all costs. The Congress' official tweet in Hindi reads, Lok Sabha membership of Rahul Gandhi has been terminated. He is always fighting for you and this country from the road to Parliament, trying to save democracy. He will take a stand and will take just action in this matter despite every conspiracy. The fight continues and the Congress rallied to support Gandhi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that Rahul Gandhi believes that he is above Parliament, law, country. Thakur believes that Gandhi is privileged and that his family can do anything.
The Union Minister was quoted as saying by news agency ANI that Rahul Gandhi is on a bail in a corruption case of National Herald. He has a habit of going far from truth in Parliament. I think that Rahul Gandhi believes that he's above Parliament, law, country, he's privileged Gandhi family can do anything. BJP MP from Kaushambi Vinod Sonkar said that this is a court order and everyone should accept it. He said that the verdict of the Surat court sent a good message across the country.