Rahul Gandhi News / Rahul's first reaction after losing the membership of Parliament, 'Ready to pay any cost'

Rahul Gandhi News: In his first reaction after becoming a member of the Parliament, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that he is ready to pay any cost. He said that I am fighting for the voice of India. Rahul Gandhi said this by tweeting. He wrote on his Twitter handle – I am fighting for the voice of India. I am ready to pay any cost.

Notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat

Rahul Gandhi, representing Kerala's Wayanad parliamentary seat, was on Friday disqualified from the Lok Sabha in view of his conviction by a Surat court in a 2019 defamation case. In a notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, it has been said that his disqualification order will be effective from March 23.

मैं भारत की आवाज़ के लिए लड़ रहा हूं।

मैं हर कीमत चुकाने को तैयार हूं।

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 24, 2023

Disqualified under section 8 of the Representation of the People Act 1951

The notification states that he (Rahul Gandhi) has been disqualified under Article 102(1) of the Constitution and Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. It is notable that a Surat court on Thursday convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed in 2019 and sentenced him to two years imprisonment for his "Modi surname" remark.