Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction by a Surat court for defamation has left no option for the former Congress president but to switch to campaign mode for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections. Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has disqualified Rahul Gandhi from the House after a district court in Surat found the senior Congress leader guilty in a criminal defamation suit and slapped a two-year jail term on him.
Petition filed in Supreme Court challenged constitutional validity of Section 8 (3) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which provides automatic disqualification of representatives of elected legislative bodies, after their conviction in any offence and imprisonment of not less than two years
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comment in London against the RSS has been met with an extraordinary amount of vitriol from prominent BJP leaders in the country. Lead visual: Shantanu Mitra
Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited temples, including the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, to illustrate the difference between Hinduism and Hindutva of the BJP.
Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seems to be in awe of Mahatma Gandhi's walks. The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is nearing its final leg after starting in Kanya Kumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, 2022. It will end in Srinagar.