The United States today said respect for rule of law and judicial independence is a cornerstone of any democracy, referring to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who was convicted and subsequently disqualified as a member of parliament in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark.
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Opposition parties lash out at BJP government as Rahul Gandhi loses MP seat
Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a member of parliament, a day after being convicted in a defamation case and sentenced to two years in jail.
Can Rahul Gandhi lose his MP seat? All you need to know
In what might prove to be a major political upheaval ahead of national elections in 2024, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison today in a 2019 criminal defamation case by a court in Gujarat’s Surat.
Kharge’s new steering panel names Manmohan, Gandhis
New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has set up a 47-member Steering Committee that includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Mallikarjun Kharge elected as new Congress party president
Mallikarjun Kharge became the first non-Gandhi Congress president in 24 years, and the first Scheduled Caste chief of the grand old organisation in four decades.
Kharge frontrunner to be next Congress chief: Reports
Indian National Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge is the frontrunner to take over the party presidency from Sonia Gandhi and become the first non-Gandhi AICC leader in 24 years.
Large turnout for Congress’ Bharat Jodo yatra
The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, a massive mass contact programme by the party launched in Tamil Nadu last week, has entered its 19-day Kerala leg.
Modi, Shah, Rahul join to pay tribute to Ambedkar on his birth anniversary
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other political leaders across party lines paid tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar.
Congress chief meets Azad; G-23 leaders pitch for ‘collective leadership’
In a first Congress G-23 leaders meeting yesterday after the recent assembly elections debacle, party chief Sonia Gandhi is learnt to have spoken to senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Curtain falls on JLF 2022 with lively debate about Nehru’s legacy
The closing debate of ‘Nehru remains the greatest Prime Minister of India’ at Jaipur Literature Festival 2022 capped an intense five days for the crowds desperate for a return to normalcy after two years of lockdowns.