Defamation Case

BJP leader Khushbu Sundar is in hot water for a 2018 tweet for a remark that got Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail and disqualified from the Parliament.

Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case Live Updates: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after he was disqualified from parliament.

The Congress cannot digest that sons of the poor, Dalit and backward classes are reaching the highest positions in the country, Yogi Adityanath said, a day after Rahul Gandhi was convicted in a criminal defamation case for his "Modi surname" remark.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi faces several defamation cases across the country, mostly filed by BJP leaders and members of the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha after his conviction in a criminal defamation case comes under a Supreme Court order that the Congress itself tried to overturn using an ordinance in 2013.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in his first reaction after he was disqualified as a member of parliament today, said he is "ready to pay any cost".

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a strong attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today after the Lok Sabha removed Rahul Gandhi as its member, following his conviction in a criminal defamation case linked to a comment on "Modi".

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was suspended from Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case joins an ignominious list of members of Parliament and assemblies who faced similar action in the past.

Following his disqualification as an MP, Rahul Gandhi may have to vacate his official bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi within a month if he does not get relief from a higher court in the criminal defamation case, an official said on Friday.

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi held a meeting with all OBC ministers, who will issue statements echoing party president JP Nadda's charge that Mr Gandhi insulted the Other Backward Classes by calling them thieves.

Announcing his disqualification, the Lok Sabha Secretariat in a notification said that it was effective from March 23, the day of his conviction.

Amid a political fight between the BJP and Congress following Mr Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case over the "Modi surname" remarks, Mr Nadda alleged that "lies, personal slander and negative politics are integral" to his politics.

Union minister Bhupender Yadav today hit out at the Congress for raising questions on a Gujarat court order convicting Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case, asking if they consider themselves above the law of the land.

The Congress called it a "conspiracy" to silence the leader, who has been dogged in his attacks on PM Modi and has been the de facto head of the main opposition party for nearly a decade.

Opposition parties led by Congress are today marching towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan from nearby Vijay Chowk amid heavy security deployment with a huge "democracy in danger" banner.

BJP leader Khushbu Sundar is in hot water for a 2018 tweet for a remark that got Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail and disqualified from the Parliament.

Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case Live Updates: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after he was disqualified from parliament.

The Congress cannot digest that sons of the poor, Dalit and backward classes are reaching the highest positions in the country, Yogi Adityanath said, a day after Rahul Gandhi was convicted in a criminal defamation case for his "Modi surname" remark.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi faces several defamation cases across the country, mostly filed by BJP leaders and members of the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha after his conviction in a criminal defamation case comes under a Supreme Court order that the Congress itself tried to overturn using an ordinance in 2013.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in his first reaction after he was disqualified as a member of parliament today, said he is "ready to pay any cost".

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a strong attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today after the Lok Sabha removed Rahul Gandhi as its member, following his conviction in a criminal defamation case linked to a comment on "Modi".

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was suspended from Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case joins an ignominious list of members of Parliament and assemblies who faced similar action in the past.

Following his disqualification as an MP, Rahul Gandhi may have to vacate his official bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi within a month if he does not get relief from a higher court in the criminal defamation case, an official said on Friday.

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi held a meeting with all OBC ministers, who will issue statements echoing party president JP Nadda's charge that Mr Gandhi insulted the Other Backward Classes by calling them thieves.

Announcing his disqualification, the Lok Sabha Secretariat in a notification said that it was effective from March 23, the day of his conviction.

Amid a political fight between the BJP and Congress following Mr Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case over the "Modi surname" remarks, Mr Nadda alleged that "lies, personal slander and negative politics are integral" to his politics.

Union minister Bhupender Yadav today hit out at the Congress for raising questions on a Gujarat court order convicting Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case, asking if they consider themselves above the law of the land.

The Congress called it a "conspiracy" to silence the leader, who has been dogged in his attacks on PM Modi and has been the de facto head of the main opposition party for nearly a decade.

Opposition parties led by Congress are today marching towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan from nearby Vijay Chowk amid heavy security deployment with a huge "democracy in danger" banner.