Rahul Gandhi Returns to Parliament After 4 Months, Days Before No-Trust Vote


Gandhi, Rahul Back in Parliament: While ordering a stay on Rahul Gandhi's conviction on Friday, the Supreme Court stated that his removal from parliament would have an impact on his constituents. Rahul Gandhi was disqualified in May after being convicted to two years in prison in a defamation case.

Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, was restored to parliament today after his conviction in a criminal defamation case after his statement about the 'Modi surname' was overturned. Mr Gandhi will return to the Lok Sabha, representing Wayanad, at a time when the parliament has been repeatedly disrupted by the Opposition group INDIA's demand for a special session on violence in Manipur, which would be preceded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on the subject.

Following his reinstatement, the Congress stated that he would want to be a significant speaker in the discussion on the no-confidence resolution, which is expected to be debated in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

As a result of his travel to Manipur, Congress MP Manickam Tagore has stated that the party wants Rahul Gandhi to join in the discussion on the no-confidence vote.

It is expected that he will present facts related to Manipur in the Lok Sabha, he added.

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on March 24, with effect from March 23, after a Gujarat court convicted him and sentenced him to two years in prison in a defamation case.

A sentence of two years or more automatically disqualifies a legislator.

The trial judge had imposed the maximum term of two years in the case, according to the Supreme Court, noting that a day less would not have resulted in disqualification as an MP. "The consequences of disqualification affect not only the rights of the individual but also the electorate," the justices said.

Following the Supreme Court's reprieve, Mr Gandhi, who has continuously refused to apologise, tweeted, "Come what may, my duty remains the same." "Protect the Indian concept."

In an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court, Rahul Gandhi stated that he has always maintained that he is not guilty of the crime and that the "conviction is unsustainable," and that if he had to repent and compound the charge, "he would have done it much sooner."