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India's Congress lawmakers wear black to protest Rahul Gandhi's dismissal

Indian lawmakers from various opposition parties wear black as they hold a protest after the opposition Congress party?s leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a lawmaker by India's parliament, inside the parliament premises in New Delhi, India, March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

Lawmakers belonging to India's main opposition Congress party wore black outfits, held placards that said "Save Democracy" and threw paper in parliament on Monday in protest against the disqualification of their leader Rahul Gandhi from the chambers.

Gandhi, 52, lost his parliament seat on Friday, a day after a court in the western state of Gujarat convicted him and sentenced him to two years in jail for a defamatory comment he made during an election campaign rally in 2019.

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