Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been terminated from Parliament membership after being sentenced to two years in a criminal defamation case filed in the Modi surname case by the Surat court. Has gone. Now churning is going on in the Congress regarding this matter, on the other hand, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the provision to end the membership. , Kerala’s Abha Muralidharan files Supreme Court petition

Kerala’s Abha citing Rahul Gandhi Muraleedharan has filed a petition in the Supreme Court. In which he has demanded to declare Section 8(3) of the People’s Representatives Act as unconstitutional. The petition challenges the automatic disqualification of representatives of elected legislative bodies after conviction.

What does the Representation of the People Act say-947?People’s Representation Act punishable with imprisonment for two years or more under person is disqualified from the date of conviction. Also, after the completion of the sentence, the person cannot contest elections for six years.

Petition filed in Supreme Court challenging automatic disqualification of representatives of elected legislative bodies after conviction. The plea challenges the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representatives of People’s Act.

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— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023 Rahul Gandhi’s MP after two years in the Modi surname case

of being convicted in a criminal defamation case filed in Surname case 22 Within hours, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has registered the former Congress President Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the membership of the House. The Lok Sabha Secretariat, in a notification, said that after being convicted by the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat, the Member of Lok Sabha (Rahul Gandhi) representing the Wayanad Constituency of Kerala, has declared his conviction viz march, 2023 are disqualified from the membership of the House.

Rahul Gandhi may be barred from contesting elections

if 22 year old Rahul Gandhi will not be able to contest elections for the next eight years if he does not get a stay order from the upper court on his conviction and sentence. Hours before the disqualification notification was issued, Rahul Gandhi attended the proceedings of the Lok Sabha and attended a meeting of party MPs at Parliament House.

What is the way out for Rahul Gandhi now If any public representative is jailed for two years or more If he is sentenced to 50 years of imprisonment and the sentence is stayed by the higher court, he can avoid disqualification under the Representation of the People (RP) Act. In the case of defamation, Gandhi would first have to approach the appellate court for relief and, after obtaining a judicial order in her favour, approach the Lok Sabha Secretariat for restoration of her status as an MP.

)Surat court sentenced Rahul Gandhi in this case Against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the remarks 2019 sentenced him to two years imprisonment in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi.

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Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 11: 52 AM IST