Rahul Gandhi, Congress

Rahul Gandhi Latest News: The opposition parties on Monday decided to continue their 'black' protest on Tuesday against the BJP-led government over t.

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on Friday, a day after a Surat court convicted him and ordered a two-year sentence in a 2019 criminal defamation case. BJP on Sunday deplored Congress’s demand for “special law” for Sonia Gandhi-Rahul Gandhi family and alleged that the “so-called satyagrah” by the Opposition party at the Gandhi Samadhi was nothing but bigotry and an attempt of masquerading their arrogance and stubbornness as the party was protesting against a court order leading to the disqualification of Rahul as an MP. Days after his membership of the Lok Sabha was revoked, Congress politician Rahul Gandhi changed his Twitter bio, identifying himself as a “Dis’Qualified MP”. Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said the Congress leader can never be Veer Savarkar even in his "best dreams" as it required strong determination and love for the country. A court in Surat last week sentenced Gandhi to two years in the case filed against him over his "Modi surname" remarks. One of the leaders at the meeting said "such a political atmosphere in the country is due to the authoritarian and dictatorial policies of the government against political opponents, which is contrary to the democratic culture which prevailed earlier and it is harming the image of the largest democracy in the world." Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee cadres observed a day-long fast at Anna Thidal in the neighbouring Odiansalai on Monday protesting against disqualification of party leader Rahul Gandhi as member of Parliament. For a period of 30 days after the notice is served, one can rightfully continue to stay in the same house. Rahul Gandhi Latest News: The opposition parties on Monday decided to continue their 'black' protest on Tuesday against the BJP-led government over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi and "trampling upon democracy in the country" and a final call will be taken in the morning, sources said. Clad in black clothes as a mark of protest and raising slogans that paralysed Parliament yet again, Congress and opposition MPs on Monday took out a march criticizing the Narendra Modi government over disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP and demanding a JPC probe into the alleged Adani scam. As Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi's disqualification has triggered a war of words between the grand old party and the BJP-led Union government, party general secretary KC Venugopal said that every opposition party is together and they will move forward with the same energy. LS panel can move for eviction after Apr 24 if Rahul doesn’t vacate bungalow Barring that, sources said, if Rahul Gandhi fails to vacate the house after April 24, the Lok Sabha House Committee through the Secretariat can approach the DoE to start eviction proceedings.