Following his disqualification from the Lok Sabha, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on March 26 modified his bio on Twitter the place he described himself as a “Dis’Qualified MP”.
He additionally wrote “Dis’Qualified MP” on his the official Wayanad Twitter account.
Mr. Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on March 24, a day after a courtroom in Gujarat’s Surat convicted him in a 2019 defamation case. The disqualification will forestall Mr. Gandhi (52), a four-time MP, from contesting elections for eight years except a better courtroom stays the conviction.
Even although Mr. Gandhi is but to file a overview petition, the Congress has mentioned it will struggle it legally and politically.
Congress begins “Sankalp Satyagraha”
The Congress on March 26, 2023 started a day-long “Sankalp Satyagraha” at Delhi’s Rajghat in assist of Rahul Gandhi following his disqualification from the Lok Sabha.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, senior leaders Ok.C. Venugopal, P. Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid had been among the many occasion’s high brass collaborating within the Satyagraha at Rajghat.
Jairam Ramesh, Mukul Wasnik, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Saktisinh Gohil, Jothimani, Pratibha Singh and Manish Chatrath had been additionally current on the protest web site.
Several leaders of the occasion’s Delhi additionally took half within the protest whereas a lot of occasion employees gathered outdoors the venue regardless of the police refusing to grant permission for the satyagraha.
In a letter, the Delhi Police mentioned the request for holding the satyagraha was rejected as a consequence of legislation and order and visitors causes and prohibitory orders underneath Section 144 CrPC had been imposed in and round Rajghat.