Rahul Gandhi disqualified: March 24 (Friday) will likely be famous as an vital day within the historical past of Congress (post-Independence) as its de facto quantity one chief Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Parliament after he was convicted by a Gujarat court docket. The improvement got here as a impolite shock to Congress. The grand outdated get together accused the BJP of doing “vindictive politics.
The total day was very eventful and first time lately all Opposition events regarded united in opposition to the ruling BJP.
Look at prime ten improvement of the day:
- Lok Sabha: The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Friday disqualified Gandhi as MP from Wayanad in Kerala a day after a Surat court docket convicted him in a 2019 legal defamation case for his comment “How come all thieves have ‘Modi’ as the common surname?”
- Rahul Gandhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in his first response after dropping his Lok Sabha membership stated that he is combating for the voice of India and he is able to pay any worth for that. “I am fighting for the voice of India. I am ready to pay any price,” he stated in a tweet.
- Congress: The Congress stated it can combat the battle legally and politically for its former president. It was supported in its protest by events akin to TMC, AAP, Samajwadi Party, and BRS, which had earlier stated they’d preserve equal distance from each the BJP and the Congress. Rahul Gandhi will maintain a press convention tomorrow.
- Gandhi might not contest for 8 years: According to disqualification guidelines, he wouldn’t be capable of contest elections for eight years until the next court docket stays his conviction and sentence.
- What is the Law: In its judgment dated July 10, 2013, the Supreme Court, whereas disposing of the Lily Thomas v. Union of India case (together with Lok Prahari v. Union of India), dominated that any Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) or Member of a Legislative Council (MLC) who is convicted of against the law and given a minimal of two years’ imprisonment, loses membership of the House with speedy impact.
- Mamata Banerjee: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose get together, TMC, has been at odds with the Congress over remarks made by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and has been absent in opposition marches held over the previous couple of weeks, too reacted strongly in opposition to Gandhi’s disqualification. “In PM (Narendra) Modi’s New India, opposition leaders have become the prime target of BJP! While BJP leaders with criminal antecedents are inducted into the Cabinet, opposition leaders are disqualified for their speeches,” Banerjee tweeted. “Today, we have witnessed a new low for our constitutional democracy,” she added.
- BJP’s assaults: BJP leaders, whereas criticising Gandhi over his remarks allegedly in opposition to the OBC group, caught to the reason that his disqualification was a results of a court docket order and never a political name. Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Anurag Thakur additionally hit out on the Congress, saying the Nehru-Gandhi household suffers from “feudal mindset” and a “sense of entitlement” as its members imagine in a separate set of legal guidelines and democratic system for themselves. “Law is equal for everyone,” Pradhan advised reporters at a press convention, accusing Gandhi of “abusing” backward castes together with his “thieves” jibe geared toward “Modi surname.”
- Opposition events come ahead: Voices of anger, shock and disbelief got here from events such because the RJD, JMM, CPI, CPI-M, Shiv Sena, DMK, and NCP, amongst others. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal described Gandhi’s disqualification as surprising and known as on the general public to rise in opposition to the BJP’s “arrogant” energy. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav known as for “fighting on the street” in opposition to the BJP. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Okay Stalin termed Gandhi’s disqualification a “death knell” for democracy as he accused BJP of being vengeful in its politics. BRS chief KCR stated that the disqualification of Gandhi was a “Black day” within the historical past of Indian democracy and exhibits the peak of Narendra Modi’s “arrogance and dictatorship. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the disqualification of Gandhi was a “vendetta battle” and it had exposed the reality of “Amrit Kaal. NCP chief Supriya Sule tweeted, “Totally Disappointing. First P P Mohammed Faizal, Now @RahulGandhi. ” Uddhav Thackeray dubbed Gandhi’s disqualification as “murder” of democracy and stated this is the start of the tip of “dictatorship. RJD leader Manoj Jha said there is no bigger blot on parliamentary democracy in history than Gandhi’s disqualification. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed Gandhi’s disqualification a “violent assault on democracy” by the Sangh Parivar. “Suppressing dissent by pressure is a fascist technique,” Vijayan stated in an announcement.
- What’s subsequent for Rahul Gandhi: According to authorized specialists, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has declared Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad parliamentary seat vacant. The Election Commission can now announce election on the seat. Rahul Gandhi will also be requested to vacate the federal government bungalow in Delhi because the notification of his disqualification has additionally been marked to Liaison Officer, Directorate of Estates, and Parliament Annexe. If the decision of Rahul Gandhi’s sentence is upheld by the upper courts additionally, then he will be unable to contest elections for the subsequent 8 years. After finishing two years of sentence, he will be unable to contest election for subsequent six years. Rahul Gandhi can now problem the choice of the Surat court docket within the excessive court docket. The Congress has additionally questioned the legality of the motion that solely the President can disqualify an MP in session with the Election Commission.
- Sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s response: In a collection of tweets, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the choice to disqualify his brother Rahul and questioned why no motion was taken when PM Modi made the ‘Nehru surname’ comment in Lok Sabha lately.
