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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Indian opposition leader expelled from parliament after defamation conviction

Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi. Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP

The Indian opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, has been expelled from parliament 24 hours after he was convicted of defamation for a remark implying the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, was a criminal.

Senior members of Gandhi’s Congress party met on Friday morning to discuss the conviction and his two-year jail sentence when they received news of his expulsion.

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