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India opposition leader loses his Parliament seat after being convicted of defamation

Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the lawmaking body after a defamation conviction over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname.

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'Former MP' Rahul Gandhi has been against sentiments of people: UP BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary joined the saffron bandwagon in slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who lost his Lok Sabha membership on Friday, a day after being convicted by a Gujarat court over his controversial comment on PM Narendra Modi's surname.

The Times of India

‘Attempt is being made to destroy country’: Arvind Kejriwal lambasts PM, Delhi LG

NEW DELHI: Launching an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that under his leadership, an attempt is being made to destroy the country.

The Times of India

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Who is Rahul Gandhi, the convicted 'prince' of Indian politics?

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has never been a minister in a federal or state government, has not led his Congress party to a general election victory, and quit as party chief after it was demolished in the last parliamentary polls in 2019.

Reuters

Indian opposition leader expelled from parliament after defamation conviction

Rahul Gandhi of Congress party had asked why ‘all thieves have Modi as [their] common surname’

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-Legal troubles facing Indian opposition politicians

Indian Congress party lawmaker Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified from parliament on Friday, joins a long list of opposition leaders who have called investigations against them political vendettas.

Reuters

Reactions to India’s Rahul Gandhi losing parliament seat

Opposition leaders condemn Gandhi’s disqualification and accuse PM Narendra Modi’s government of ‘killing democracy’.

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi loses Parliament seat

Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has lost his parliamentary seat after a court found him of guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname and he was disqualified from the lawmaking body

The Independent UK

Events linked to RSS, BJP, but Times Now Navbharat aired them as ‘Muslims happy with Modi’

“Muslims in Uttar Pradesh are happy with the efforts of PM Modi and CM Yogi,” declared a news segment aired on Times Now Navbharat on January 19. It relied on a ground report from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi, where an event had been organised by an outfit called…

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India’s Rahul Gandhi disqualified from parliament

Parliament disqualifies main opposition leader day after court awards him two-year jail in Modi surname remarks case.

Al Jazeera

Indian opposition dealt major blow as parliament bars Congress leader Gandhi

India's opposition Congress party suffered a major blow on Friday when parliament disqualified its leader, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court convicted him of defamation for comments that many deemed insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Reuters

Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh is on the run. Indian authorities shut down a state to track him down

As police have hunted for Amritpal Singh, they have pursued him in high-speed car chases, shut down the mobile internet networks in an entire state and detained 100 of his supporters. Still, the self-proclaimed preacher has evaded authorities.

ABC News

How India’s hunt for Amritpal Singh caused diplomatic row with UK

India and UK engage in a week of tense exchanges triggered by police’s search for the young Sikh separatist in Punjab.

Al Jazeera

Rahul Gandhi gets 2 years for defamation of Indian PM Modi

An Indian court has found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname

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India’s Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation over Modi remark

Case stems from a 2019 remark in which opposition leader asked why ‘all thieves have Modi as (their) common surname’.

The Guardian - UK

India reduces security outside UK high commission in New Delhi

Barriers also removed from high commissioner’s residence after Sikhs protest at Indian mission in London

Dynamite News

'Truth is my God,' Rahul Gandhi quotes Mahatma Gandhi in response to defamation conviction

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi quoted Mahatma Gandhi after a Surat court on Thursday pronounced him guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation, sentenced to two years in prison

The defamation case was filed by a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after a 2019 speech in which Mr Gandhi referred to thieves as having the surname of Modi, the same as India's prime minister.

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Reuters

Indian court orders Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail for Modi comment

A lower court in India sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.

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Indian court rules opposition leader defamed Modi

India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison after a court found him guilty of defamation.

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Delhi CM Kejriwal: "Don't arrest those who put up posters against me"

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that those who put up posters against him should not be arrested. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

India police hunt Sikh leader, arrest separatist supporters

Indian police are searching for a Sikh separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent homeland, stirring fears of violence in northwestern Punjab state

The Times of India

Opposition leaders hold protest in Parliament House complex over Adani issue

NEW DELHI: Several opposition party leaders on Tuesday held a protest in the corridors of Parliament House and raised slogans demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue.

Dynamite News

CM Mann to take action against ex-Punjab DGP, other cops over PM's security breach

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against several police officers including the state's top cop over security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab in January 2022. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reuters

US report lists 'significant human rights' abuses in India

The annual U.S. report on human rights practices released on Monday listed "significant human rights issues" and abuses in India, including reported targeting of religious minorities, dissidents and journalists, the U.S. State Department said.

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