Rahul moved to mother Sonia Gandhi's residence

Rahul moved to mother Sonia Gandhi's residence

Rahul moved to mother Sonia Gandhi's residence

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who vacated his official bungalow on Saturday after his disqualification as a member of parliament, said he had paid the price for “speaking the truth”. The former Wayanad MP said he would continue to raise issues of price rise and corruption with double the force.

"I have paid the price for speaking the truth, I am ready to pay any price," Rahul said.

The Gandhi scion had been directed by the Lok Sabha secretariat to vacate the official 12, Tughlaq Lane bungalow by April 22 after he was disqualified as MP following his conviction by a Gujarat court in a defamation case last month. On Saturday, a day after the Surat session court rejected his review petitions, Rahul moved to his mother and former party chief Sonia Gandhi's residence.

Rahul handed over the keys of the bungalow, where he stayed for almost two decades, to officials of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). Both Sonia Gandhi and his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were present at the Tughlaq Lane bungalow.

"I have no problem even if it has been snatched away from me. This house was given to me by the people of India. I will stay with the former Congress president (Sonia Gandhi) at 10, Janpath for some time and then find some other way,” Rahul said.

Priyanka Gandhi said his brother was very courageous and "not scared of anyone and he will continue his struggle". All this is happening because he spoke the truth about this government, she said.

Meanwhile, the Congress has launched a "MeraGharAapkaGhar" campaign on social media with several party leaders “offering” their homes to Rahul.

"Rahul's relation with the public is unbreakable. Some see in him their son, some brother, some their leader.... Rahul belongs to everyone and everyone belongs to Rahul. This is the reason why today the country is saying- Rahul ji, my house-your house," the party said in a tweet.

Rahul was convicted and sentenced to two-years in jail by a Surat court in a defamation case over his Modi surname remarks made in Kolar in Karnataka in 2019. With the sessions court rejecting his review petition, the Congress leader will now move the Gujarat High Court.