"I'm against this, be it Rahul Gandhi or Lalu Prasad Yadav. Until the last court announces the sentence it (disqualification) shouldn't happen. It isn't good for democracy," Azad said.
Like-minded Opposition leaders will meet tomorrow in the Rajya Sabha LoP chamber in Parliament to discuss the strategy for the floor of the house, according to sources.
Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified from Lok Sabha after his conviction by a Surat court in a criminal defamation case, gave a message to the entire country that was not afraid and efforts were being made to scare him, stated Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday.
Several persons were injured in a scuffle that broke out between BJP workers and Youth Congress members, who were protesting Rahul Gandhi's disqualification.
Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress workers stopped a train protesting against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha at RaniKamlapati station in Bhopal on Friday.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his (Gandhi) disqualification as a member of Lok Sabha.
Reacting to Congress' allegations against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that Gandhi is the epitome of unparliamentary behaviour and today people of Wayanad have got rid of him.
The Congress party on Friday came down heavily at the Centre over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as a Lok Sabha member, calling it a "strangulation of democracy" while exuding confidence that the disqualification will be revoked through a stay on his conviction by a higher court.
Lashing out at Congress over the Surat court's verdict on Rahul Gandhi, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday alleged that the remarks of its leaders show they have "scant respect" for the institutions of the country.
A Surat court on Thursday sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case filed against him over his 'Modi surname' remark with the Congress leaders rallying in his support
The House of Elders faced adjournment for the day within a minute after it assembled at 2 pm following the first adjournment announced earlier in the day. This was the 15th adjournment of the House since the second leg of the Budget Session convened.