Rahul Gandhi was sentenced for two years in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname remark’ made in 2019 by a Surat Court, he has been disqualified as MP. Now, Congress will hold a solidarity march against the verdict.
Soon after Rahul Ganhdi was disqualified as an MP, Congress leader Digvijay Singh said that they will start mass agitation and launch door to door campaign.
This action is being named as a clear case of anti-democratic and dictatorship attitude of BJP govt.
A press conference will be addressed by the Congress MPs at 5 pm.
After the decision, Congress asserted that it will fight against the disqualification of the Wayanad MP, both politically and legally. ‘We will fight this battle both legally and politically. We will not be intimidated or silenced. Instead of a JPC into the PM-linked Adani MahaMegaScam, @RahulGandhi stands disqualified. Indian Democracy Om Shanti.’, tweets Jairam Ramesh.
Meanwhile, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, “They (BJP) tried all ways to disqualify him. They don’t want to keep those who are speaking the truth but we will continue to speak the truth. We’ll continue to demand JPC, If needed we’ll go to jail to save democracy.”
Taking to Twitter, Tharoor said, “I am stunned by this action and by its rapidity, within 24 hours of the court verdict and while an appeal was known to be in process. This is politics with the gloves off and it bodes ill for our democracy.”