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Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP
Rahul Gandhi’s membership has been terminated after two years in the Modi surname case. Rahul Gandhi is the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad, Kerala. Significantly, after the punishment of two years or more, the membership of MPs or MLAs ends. On the other hand, after the end of Rahul’s parliament membership, the Congress said that their leader was punished for speaking the truth. On the other hand, the BJP has termed the Lok Sabha Secretariat’s decision on Rahul as in the interest of the country. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a notice to terminate Rahul Gandhi’s membership after serving two years in the defamation case. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has said in the notification that Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to 2 years in the defamation case in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Surat. In such a situation, the Parliament membership of Rahul Gandhi, MP from Wayanad, Kerala, is terminated from 23 March 2023. In the notification, this decision has been taken under Section 8 of Article 102 (1) (e) of the Constitution of the People’s Representation Act, 1951.