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.
by The Associated Press
Mar 24, 2023
2 minutes
NEW DELHI — Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has lost his parliamentary seat after a court found him guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname and he was disqualified from the lawmaking body, a parliamentary statement said on Friday.
Gandhi, who represented a constituency
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