The Congress right this moment slammed the Modi authorities accusing it of delaying the restoration of Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary membership regardless of a keep on conviction by the Supreme Court docket. Chief of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury mentioned that the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Secretary-Normal are resorting to delaying techniques over the difficulty.
“Supreme Court docket mentioned that it’s staying the conviction of Rahul Gandhi. What does it imply? It signifies that he’ll get the chance to take part within the Parliamentary proceedings as soon as once more…The velocity with which Rahul Gandhi was disqualified, must be the identical to reinstate him,” mentioned Chowdhury. The Congress chief claimed that when he referred to as the Speaker final night time, the speaker prompt assembly him right this moment however throughout right this moment’s assembly, the difficulty was referred to the Secretary-Normal.
“As per his (Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla) suggestion, after I referred to as him up as soon as once more this morning, he informed me to talk to the Secretary-Normal and submit the paperwork to his workplace. I referred to as up the Secretary-Normal who mentioned that his workplace is closed right this moment and informed me to submit the letter to the Speaker…I despatched the letter by put up. They signed the letter however didn’t stamp it. The Home ought to perform and Rahul Gandhi comes again there. When he has been granted aid by the Court docket, we’re requesting the Speaker to see that he faces no difficulty in coming again..,” mentioned Chowdhury.
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In a aid to Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court docket, in an interim order on Friday, stayed his conviction within the felony defamation case over the ‘Modi surname’ comment. The apex court docket started listening to an enchantment filed by the Congress chief difficult the Gujarat Excessive Court docket order which declined to remain his conviction within the felony defamation case.
After his conviction within the case, Gandhi was disqualified as MP from Kerala’s Wayanad on March 24. Earlier in March, a magisterial court docket convicted Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Modi’ surname remarks forward of the 2019 nationwide polls.
