In March 22, a court in Surat sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in a defamation case, filed on a complaint by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi for his alleged remark, ”How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?”
A day after his conviction in a criminal defamation case, Lok Sabha MP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Friday disqualified from the Lok Sabha membership.
Rahul had earlier attended the Lok Sabha session on Friday. However, he could not speak as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla, adjourned the proceedings till noon.