India’s parliament on Friday disqualified the chief of the principle opposition Congress social gathering, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a courtroom jailed him for 2 years in a defamation case loosely linked to the prime minister, parliament mentioned in a press release.
Gandhi “stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha”, parliament mentioned, referring to the decrease home of parliament.
Congress members held protests in some elements of the nation on Friday towards Gandhi’s conviction and two-year-old jail sentence.
Congress social gathering officers have described the judgment as politically motivated and blamed the federal government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP).
