A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Membership, who was disqualified after the court sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark.
Amid allegations of ‘corruption’ by the Opposition, Trinamool Congress national general secretary and the party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Monday said that his surname is neither “Modi” nor “Mallya” and he is not a person to escape in face of any pressure.
In a mouth-watering battle that people across Chhattisgarh will have their eyes on, the BJP has fielded its Lok Sabha member Vijay Baghel against his brother, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, from the Patan constituency in the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections.
As the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored, his fellow party leader and Harippad MLA Ramesh Chennithala on Monday said that the Wayanad MP's fight against the misdeeds of Central government will continue.
Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday restored the membership of Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court on August 4 stayed his conviction in the ‘Modi’ surname remark case. Hours later, veteran actor and politician Kamal Haasan took to Twitter and penned a note for the Wayanad MP and
Hours after the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored, his fellow party leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that from tomorrow we will analyse all the failures of the Central government and that the Wayanad MP will speak in the Parliament.
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Monday congratulated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the restoration of his Lok Sabha membership from Wayanad and thanked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for not delaying the process of reinstating him.
"The Bharatiya Janata Party should return Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership to him. Rahul Gandhi will take part in the 'no-confidence' motion against the Modi government's 'anti-people's policies", said Congress leader Rajput.