Rahul joins list of Lalu, Masood, Azam, Jayalalithaa
Millennium Post Delhi|March 25, 2023
With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha within 24 hours of his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, it seems history has come full circle as it was the Gandhi who had opposed an ordinance brought by the then Manmohan Singh-led government to protect politicians convicted in criminal or corruption cases.
DHIRENDRA KUMAR
Rahul joins list of Lalu, Masood, Azam, Jayalalithaa

The ordinance was brought by the then UPA government to protect RJD's patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav from disqualification after Yadav was convicted by a court in a fodder scam case. It was September 27, 2013, when Rahul Gandhi, the then vicepresident of the Congress, had torn away the ordinance and on March 24, 2023 about 10 years later - Rahul is on the list of the likes of Lalu Prasad after the Congress leader was convicted by a Surat court in the 'Modi surname' case on March 23.

Following the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the membership of Lok Sabha by the Lok Sabha secretariat on Friday, the list of disqualified MPs and MLAs has become longer.

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