Rahul Gandhi: After being convicted by the Surat court in the defamation case, Rahul Gandhi surrounded, BJP intensified attacks on UK statement

Convicted by a Surat court for criminal defamation and sentenced to two years in jail, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has found himself in further political turmoil. This has given further impetus to the ruling BJP’s campaign in Britain to press for an apology from him over his comments. BJP leaders are continuously intensifying attacks on Indian democracy inside and outside Parliament over Rahul Gandhi’s controversial statement in the UK.

PM Narendra Modi met Lok Sabha speaker along with ministers

Given that the decision of the Surat District Court may disqualify Rahul Gandhi from the membership of the House. BJP leaders held meetings to discuss future steps until the High Court ordered a stay or cancellation of the sentence. The officers of the Lok Sabha Secretariat also did the same. After this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday evening.

Congress leaders do not respect the institutions of the country- Joshi

After the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi said, “It is clear from the reactions of Congress leaders that they do not respect the institutions of the country. It is quite clear that he has very little respect for institutions and he is showing it time and time again.” Asked about the impact of the verdict on Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership, Joshi said, “The people concerned will legally examine it (the court order) and then we will react.”

Due process will be followed on Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification

Sources in the Lok Sabha speaker’s office said due process would be followed to issue a notification on Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification. A source in the Lok Sabha secretariat said, “Let the order come to the Speaker with the disqualification complaint… Legal experts will investigate and take a decision.” The Congress is trying to project it as part of its attack on the “dictatorial BJP government”. Because he was “exposing their misdeeds and demanding a JPC in the Adani issue.”

If Rahul Gandhi abuses people then law will take its course

Earlier, BJP’s national spokesperson and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that it is a judicial process and if Rahul Gandhi abuses people then the law will take its course. He rejected Congress’s criticism and asked if the opposition party wanted him to have “absolute freedom” to “abuse” others. A senior BJP leader said, “The court order has cleared the way for his disqualification and now the onus is on Rahul Gandhi to get out of it so that he can come back to the House. Why should we do anything?

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Controversial statements may cost Congress like 2019

The Congress reading, on the other hand, is that it strengthens Rahul Gandhi’s case for democratic backsliding. BJP leaders said the party is expected to get “political mileage”. Because PM Modi will be compared with fugitives like Nirav Modi or Lalit Modi, as in the year 2019, the slogan of “Chowkidar-Chor-Hai” was overshadowed by the Congress. Yet, the immediate support of Rahul Gandhi from the Aam Aadmi Party has taken its leaders by surprise.

Respect the court, but disagree with the verdict – Kejriwal

Reacting to the Surat Court’s order convicting Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “There is a conspiracy to eliminate non-BJP leaders and parties by prosecuting them. We have differences with the Congress, but Rahul It is not right to implicate Gandhi in such a defamation case. ..It is the job of the public and the opposition to ask questions. We respect the court but disagree with the judgement.

Words hurt more than sword – Rajnath Singh

Meanwhile, the war of words intensified in politics. After the verdict, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said, “Rahul Gandhi must accept that the harm or injury through words goes deeper than the sword. I would say that we all should learn from this incident and ensure that we do not cross the line while speaking publicly. Surat MP and Union minister Darshana Zardosh termed the court order as “proof of the false comments and lies that Rahul Gandhi always makes”.

Ravi Shankar Prasad targets Mallikarjun Kharge

Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for questioning the court order. He said that making such remarks shows that the Congress does not believe in the judiciary. Prasad asked, “Does the Congress want to keep the judiciary in its pocket as well?” Prasad further said, “There is and will be rule of law in the country… The law of India says that if any person or organization has been defamed by lewd statements, slanderous comments, slurs or any derogatory remarks, it has legal recourse. There is a right to get it, but the Congress party has objections to it. She wants complete freedom to abuse Rahul Gandhi.