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

Raul Gandhi expelled from Indian parliament

NEW DELHI: Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India’s parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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India opposition leader loses his Parliament seat after being convicted of defamation

Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the lawmaking body after a defamation conviction over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname.

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Indian opposition leader expelled from parliament after defamation conviction

Rahul Gandhi of Congress party had asked why ‘all thieves have Modi as [their] common surname’

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Reactions to India’s Rahul Gandhi losing parliament seat

Opposition leaders condemn Gandhi’s disqualification and accuse PM Narendra Modi’s government of ‘killing democracy’.

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi loses Parliament seat

Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has lost his parliamentary seat after a court found him of guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname and he was disqualified from the lawmaking body

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Several Congress leaders slam disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP

Many congress leaders have reacted sharply over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as Lok Sabha MP. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP after conviction by Surat court

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as an MP in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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India’s Rahul Gandhi disqualified from parliament

Parliament disqualifies main opposition leader day after court awards him two-year jail in Modi surname remarks case.

Al Jazeera

Indian opposition dealt major blow as parliament bars Congress leader Gandhi

India's opposition Congress party suffered a major blow on Friday when parliament disqualified its leader, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court convicted him of defamation for comments that many deemed insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Reuters

Nigerian politician and wife facing jail over organ-harvesting plot involving UK hospital

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and medical 'middleman' Dr Obinna Obeta were found guilty following a landmark trial at the Old Bailey.

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Factbox-Why Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi may lose his parliament seat

India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi faces the risk of being immediately disqualified as a lawmaker after being convicted in a defamation case and sentenced to two years in jail.

Reuters

Nigerian senator guilty of trafficking man to UK to provide a kidney

Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife have been found guilty of trafficking a man to Britain to provide his kidney to their ill daughter, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday.

Reuters

Nigerian politician and wife facing jail after ‘landmark’ organ-harvesting case

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty at the Old Bailey.

The Independent UK

Nigerian senator and wife guilty of organ harvesting plot

A wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife are facing jail after being found guilty of an organ harvesting plot involving a London hospital, in a UK legal first.

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The Independent UK

Senior Nigerian politician and wife guilty of organ harvesting plot

The Old Bailey heard that a street trader from Lagos had been brought to the UK with the intention of transplanting one of his kidneys for cash.

The Independent UK

Wealthy Nigerian senator and wife guilty of plot to harvest organs as sick daughter cleared

Court hears 21-year-old street trader from Lagos was brought to UK and offered £7,000 for kidney

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian politician, wife, and a doctor guilty of organ trafficking to UK

Four convicted of conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney in first verdict of its kind under Modern Slavery Act

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian politician, wife, and a doctor guilty of organ trafficking to UK

Four convicted of conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney in first verdict of its kind under Modern Slavery Act

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The Independent UK

Rahul Gandhi gets 2 years for defamation of Indian PM Modi

An Indian court has found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname

Al Jazeera

India’s Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation over Modi remark

Case stems from a 2019 remark in which opposition leader asked why ‘all thieves have Modi as (their) common surname’.

Dynamite News

'Truth is my God,' Rahul Gandhi quotes Mahatma Gandhi in response to defamation conviction

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi quoted Mahatma Gandhi after a Surat court on Thursday pronounced him guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation, sentenced to two years in prison

The defamation case was filed by a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after a 2019 speech in which Mr Gandhi referred to thieves as having the surname of Modi, the same as India's prime minister.

Reuters

Indian court orders Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail for Modi comment

A lower court in India sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.

The New Daily

Indian court rules opposition leader defamed Modi

India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison after a court found him guilty of defamation.

Dynamite News

Surat court sentences Rahul Gandhi to two years' imprisonment over 'Modi surname' remark, later grants bail

The Surat District Court on Thursday sentenced Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to two years' imprisonment in a criminal defamation case filed against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark. Read further on Dynamite news:

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