The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a PIL challenging the restoration of Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified after a court sentenced him to two years' imprisonment in a criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark.
Talking to the reporters here, Thakur also said that the Opposition has changed its name to 'INDI Alliance' from the UPA as they had to 'hide their corrupt face'.
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.
Earlier on August 7, Lok Sabha Secretariat restored the membership of Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court on August 4 stayed his conviction in the ‘Modi’ surname remark case.
The move to vacate the bungalow had come a day after Surat Session's Court decided to pronounce an order on April 20 on his interim application for a stay on his conviction in the defamation case.
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
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday spoke up for the return of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to the Parliament, questioning why his membership of the Lok Sabha hasn't been restored as yet despite the Supreme Court putting a stay on his conviction in the criminal defamation case o
Taking a dig at Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav’s statement over SC staying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction, Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Samrat Choudhary on Sunday said that they have a misunderstanding that they have won the case.
The Congress is likely to raise its demand for reinstating Rahul Gandhi as the Member of Parliament after the Supreme Court verdict in ‘Modi surname remark case’.
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav reacted to the Supreme Court's decision staying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the 'Modi surname' defamation case. Yadav said that the SC order is the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party's arrogance.
‘Truth won today’, said Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury after Supreme Court stayed Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a 2019 defamation case adding that he has spoken to the Chairman in the Parliament that Rahul’s membership be reinstated at the earliest.