Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday ridiculed a journalist over his question regarding his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname'.
Days after Rahul Gandhi's conviction by the Surat court, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that no attempts were made to seek a stay on the magistrate court's verdict to encash Rahul Gandhi's conviction in Karnataka assembly polls.
"Rahul Gandhi is saying that all people with Modi surnames are thieves. Has anyone stopped his voice? India is a democratic country, that's why he is speaking, but you have to speak thoughtfully. You cannot abuse anyone and most of the time you (Rahul Gandhi) are speaking against PM Narendra
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.
"If I touch you now, they say I'm wiping my nose on your back. Utter nonsense. Have you seen that? That I am helping you over there, they're saying that I'm wiping my nose on you," Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was seen saying as he helped party chief Mallikarjun Kharge down the stairs.
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.
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.
After a Surat court sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark made in 2019, Congress is planning to hold a solidarity march against the verdict, said party general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday.
Congress staged a silent protest in Hyderabad against the Surat court sentencing Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark made in 2019.
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.