A day after the Supreme Court handed Rahul Gandhi some comfort by postponing his defamation case conviction, Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Jairam Ramesh questioned the lack of care taken in Rahul Gandhi's restoration of his Lok Sabha membership.
Jairam Ramesh posted about it on Twitter, writing that "the notification of Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP was given. This occurred 26 hours after he was "convicted" by the sessions court in Surat. The Supreme Court's stay of his completely unwarranted conviction was issued 26 hours ago. Why hasn't his status as an MP yet been reinstated?
Jairam Ramesh also questioned, "Is the Prime Minister afraid of his participation in the No Confidence Motion?" when asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is concerned about Rahul Gandhi's planned attendance at the upcoming no-confidence vote, which is set to take place from August 8 to August 10. In his tweet, Jairam Ramesh stated.
Jairam Ramesh's tweet was in response to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, another Congressman, pleading with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to reinstate Rahul Gandhi's membership.
Chowdhury met with Birla earlier on Friday and asked him to reinstate Gandhi's suspended membership in the assembly.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury remarked, "The speed with which Rahul Gandhi was disqualified should be the same as restoring him," in a statement to the media. In this regard, I spoke with the Speaker over the phone yesterday night. The speaker proposed they meet the next day.
When I phoned him again this morning, he advised me to meet with the Lok Sabha Secretary-General and provide the documents to his office in accordance with his advice. Rahul Gandhi returns home and the house should be in working order. We are asking the speaker to make sure he has no trouble returning," Chowdhury continued.
The Supreme Court postponed Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case on Friday after pointing out a number of issues and shortcomings in the lower court's handling of the case.
While Gandhi's remarks may not have been in good taste, the highest court noted in its ruling that Gandhi should have used greater restraint while giving public comments given his position in the public eye.
The trial court sentenced Rahul Gandhi to a maximum of two years in prison, however, the Supreme Court also noted that this judgment lacked adequate justification.
The court condemned the absence of an explanation, saying, "The trial court was expected to give some reasons on why he gave the maximum punishment of 2 years."
On March 23, a Surat court found Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation for his comment on the surname "Modi" and sentenced him to two years in prison.
The case was brought after Rahul Gandhi asked at a political gathering, "How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" Later, BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi filed a complaint.
