Rahul Gandhi asked to vacate govt bungalow days after Lok Sabha disqualification
Gandhi was disqualified after being convicted in defamation case
Gandhi was disqualified after being convicted in defamation case
Gandhi was disqualified after being convicted in defamation case
Gandhi was disqualified after being convicted in defamation case
The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday issued notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, directing him to vacate the government bungalow at 12, Tughlaq Lane in central Delhi. The notice was served two days after Gandhi was disqualified as a member of parliament after being convicted in a defamation case.
Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on Friday, a day after a court in Gujarat's Surat convicted him in a 2019 defamation case over his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The court awarded the Congress leader two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 16,000.
The disqualification will prevent Gandhi, a four-time MP, from contesting elections for eight years unless a higher court stays the conviction.
Gandhi was an MP from Kerala's Wayanad from where he won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Gandhi represented the Amethi parliamentary seat in Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2019.