Congress Leader Booked For Threatening To Chop Off Tongue Of Judge Who Sentenced Rahul Gandhi | India News

New Delhi: A Congress chief in Tamil Nadu`s Dindigul district has been booked for allegedly threatening to cut off the tongue of the choose who delivered the decision in opposition to Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 legal defamation case. The Dindigul Police on Saturday registered a case in opposition to Congress Dindigul district president, Manikandan, over his controversial comment in opposition to the choose who delivered the decision in opposition to Rahul Gandhi. 

“A case has been registered against Congress leader Manikandan under three sections of IPC including 153B for his remarks. An investigation is underway,” officers mentioned. 

Manikandan made the comment throughout a protest in opposition to Rahul Gandhi`s disqualification in Tamil Nadu`s Dindigul on April 6. 

“When we will come to power, we will chop off the tongue of the judge who delivered the verdict to send our leader Rahul Gandhi to jail,” Manikandan mentioned. 

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi misplaced membership of the Lower House of Parliament after a Surat courtroom convicted and sentenced him in a 2019 legal defamation case. 

The case was in connection to a comment he made utilizing the surname `Modi` whereas addressing a marketing campaign occasion forward of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. 

The matter pertains to Rahul`s remarks at a rally in Karnataka`s Kolar in April 2019, Rahul, in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, mentioned, “How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?”.

Following his conviction, Rahul was disqualified as an MP on March 24, as per a Supreme Court ruling in 2013. Under the ruling, any MP or MLA stands to be disqualified mechanically if convicted and sentenced to 2 years or extra. 

The Lok Sabha Secretariat on March 27 issued a discover to Rahul Gandhi, asking him to vacate his authorities bungalow following his disqualification as an MP. 

As per the discover, the allotment of his authorities bungalow shall be cancelled with impact from April 24. 

In a letter to Deputy Secretary, MS Branch, Lok Sabha Secretariat dated March 28, Rahul Gandhi mentioned that he owes the pleased reminiscences of his time spent on the bungalow to the mandate of the folks.

“As an elected Member of Lok Sabha over last four terms, it is the mandate of the people to which I owe the happy memories of my time spent here. Without prejudice to my rights, I will, of course, abide by the details contained in your letter,” Rahul Gandhi wrote.