Rahul’s disqualification against Constitution, murder of democracy, says Oppn in House

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The Opposition on Friday said the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a Lok Sabha MP was against the basic tenets of the Constitution and alleged it highlighted the curtailment of democratic values and beginning of autocracy in the country...

Gandhi, who represents Wayanad in Kerala, was disqualified as MP on Friday, a day after he was convicted by a Surat court in a defamation case.. NCP chief Sharad Pawar referred to the disqualification of party MP from Lakshadweep, Mohammed Faizal P P, following his conviction in an attempted murder case..

Faizals conviction was later suspended by the Kerala High Court...

In a statement, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray said, Rahul Gandhi has been finally disqualified..

The disqualification is a sin that this government has done.. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi president Prakash Ambedkar said BJP displayed undue haste in disqualifying Gandhi..

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