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Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from LS triggers huge political row; BJP t
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha on Friday, a day after his conviction by a Surat court in criminal defamation case, triggered a massive political row with the BJP stating that Congress leader was "a habitual loose cannon" and the Congress alleging that he was got "deliberat
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Chhattisgarh: Youth gets 20 years in jail for raping minor girl
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) in Raipur on Friday convicted a 22-year-old man for abducting and raping a minor girl and sentenced him to 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI).
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Rahul Gandhi disqualification: Rijiju says, now Congress will blame BJP an
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday remarked on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, and said that the Congress party will now blame the BJP for the same and even criticize the judiciary.
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SC directs all convicts, undertrials released during Covid-19 pandemic to
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar issued this direction while dealing with the matter relating to the contagion of Covid 19 Virus in Prisons.
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Bilkis Bano case: SC's new bench to hear pleas against premature release o
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Supreme Court of Monday will hear a batch of pleas challenging the premature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots.
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Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar calls for review of disqualification law
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday raised a question on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP and said that the decision raises a larger question about the harshness and disproportionality of the consequences of a two-year sentence upon conviction.
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"Fighting for voice of India, ready to pay any price": Rahul Gandhi after
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
His tweet followed his disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP earlier on Friday. The disqualification came in the wake of Rahul's conviction by a Surat court in a 2019 defamation case on Thursday.
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"Strangulation of democracy": Congress after Rahul Gandhi disqualified fro
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
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. Read More
Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Jairam Ramesh, Kharge slams Rahul Gandhi'
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from being a Lok Sabha MP, party leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday took a dig at the order and said that he was stunned by the "rapidity" of the action and termed it as "politics with the gloves off".
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Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In a major development Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a Member of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, March 23.
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Police detain Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, others over Rahul Ga
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Karnataka police detained Congress state president DK Shivakumar and other party leaders and workers who were protesting against the Surat Court verdict against Rahul Gandhi.
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Rahul Gandhi insulted OBCs, defamed Parliament, judiciary: Bhupender Yadav
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The union minister targeted the Congress leader over his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case by a Surat court in connection with his "Modi surname" remarks case.
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