The Latest Breaking News on India's Parliament reinstates opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi appealed against his conviction for defamation on Monday, seeking to overturn a judgment that resulted in his expulsion from parliament a year before a general election is due.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Monday file an appeal in the Sessions court in Gujarat's Surat against his conviction and a two-year jail sentence in a criminal defamation case. Read further on Dynamite News:

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will appeal a two-year jail sentence in a defamation case brought against him by lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), local media reported on Sunday.

For the first time in years, India's splintered opposition is sinking its differences to take on strongman Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which could extend to a substantial challenge in national elections due in 2024. That is if the disparate groups can stay united, which is far from certain.

The controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks against a reporter has not just pointed to a sense of distrust within the Congress against the media, but also a beat reporter bearing the brunt of the editorial slant of a section of the press.

“Why do all thieves have Modi as their surname?”

Members of opposition parties dressed in black disrupted India's Parliament and protested in the capital after Rahul Gandhi, a key opposition leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was expelled from the legislature last week

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday trained her guns on the ruling BJP and vowed to keep fighting for the people at the party's Sankalap Satyagraha to protest against the move to disqualify her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday updated his Twitter account bio to 'Dis'Qualified MP' after he was disqualified as a Member of Parliament following the Surat court order convicting him in a criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday he had been disqualified from parliament because he has been asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi tough questions about his relationship with Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani conglomerate.