Parliament disqualifies main opposition leader day after Gujarat court awards him two-year jail in a defamation case linked to Modi’s surname. And the same drama is being thought to be enacted in Pakistan too, perhaps this government is taking lessons from Modi.
Congress officials have described the court order as politically motivated and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting political opponents.
Congress spokesman Pawan Khera told Al Jazeera the party is “absolutely ready to fight this legally and of course politically”.
“We are in the courts of the people and as far as the legal options are concerned, our legal experts are looking into the remedial options available to us,” he said.
“The government realises, and if they don’t realise, they will soon realise that Rahul Gandhi in the parliament may not have been as lethal or dangerous for them, but on the on the streets of India, he will be far more dangerous for them to handle. People are with us.”
