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.
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".
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.
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin's lawyer recently filed a motion to disqualify the special prosecutor in the 'Rust' case, arguing she cannot simultaneously serve as a prosecutor and a state legislator.
The PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association through its chairman Ahmed Abidi sought a declaration from the high court that the Law Minister and Vice President have disqualified themselves from holding the constitutional post by expressing a lack of faith in the Constitution of India.
Nepal's Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane from his posts after he was found guilty of producing an 'invalid' citizenship certificate to contest the recent general elections.
Khan is currently facing criminal charges in the Toshakana case after Pakistan's Election Commission disqualified him from the NA-95 (Mianwali-1) constituency for allegedly filing incorrect statements of assets.
A sitting Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP from Lakshadweep, Mohammad Faizal has been disqualified from Lok Sabha after he faces conviction in a court of law.
The development comes after the Election Commission of Pakistan in October disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan under Article 63 (1)(p) in the Toshakhana case and ruled that he is no longer a member of the National Assembly. ECP announced that Imran Khan's National As
The judges disqualified her final rival, Jordan's Islam Husaili, in the opening round ending India's women's boxing campaign with a total of seven medals.