Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP after conviction
Parliament on Friday disqualified opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker after a Surat court found him guilty of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison, according to a Parliament notice, according to media reports. Gandhi, 52, a scion of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, was convicted on Thursday for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi. His disqualification as Wayanad MP is effective from March 23, the day of his conviction, the secretariat said ...