#Thread | US Lawmaker Ro Khanna Claims Rahul Gandhi’s Suspension From Indian Parliament A Betrayal of Gandhian Philosophy!
The Christian Indian American has tweeted a misleading claim!
Read this thread!
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The US lawmaker @RoKhanna absurdly claims that Indian PM @narendramodi has the power to reverse this decision.
However, the Indian constitution does not mention any such authority being vested in the country's top leader.
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Ro Khanna also mentions the infringement of Gandhian values, but he failed to share the reason for the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Indian Parliament.
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Wayanad MP @RahulGandhi was disqualified from his membership following his conviction by Surat Sessions’ Court in a defamation case.
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The notification issued by the LS Secretariat said Rahul Gandhi “stands disqualified from the membership of LS from the date of his conviction i.e. 23 March 2023 in terms of the provisions of Article 102(1)(e) of the Constitution read with Section 8 of the RP Act, 1951”.
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Section 8(3) of the RP Act (Representation of the People Act), 1951 states “a person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 2 yrs shall be disqualified from the date of such conviction...”
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Thus, the disqualification is triggered by the conviction itself, not by the Lok Sabha notification.
The notification was only a formal notice to the convicted MP Rahul Gandhi.
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Moreover, this is not the first time that a legislator has been disqualified!
In 2014, Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalitha was convicted in a disproportionate assets case and was sentenced to 4 years in jail.
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She was automatically disqualified from the post of Chief Minister and the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu!
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Ro Khanna also mentions about his grandfather’s time in prison and asserts, “this is not what my grandfather sacrificed years in jail for.”
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Though it seems as If Ro has forgotten that Amarnath Vidyalankar (his grandfather), an INC loyalist, was part of Indira Gandhi’s govt during the harsh period of emergency in India.
He did not oppose the brutal atrocities on Indian masses during the Emergency.
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Ro Khanna tweeted a half-baked claim but that was expected as he had shared an @nytimes piece in the same tweet.
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The infamous NYT, known for publishing advertisements for opposition leaders in India, blatantly claims that PM Narendra Modi’s allies were responsible for Rahul Gandhi’s suspension.
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Instead of writing on matters of foreign nations, US lawmakers and news outlets should also raise their voices about how Doughlas Mackey is being threatened with 10 yrs in jail by the Joe Biden administration for sharing a meme on Hillary Clinton voters in 2016.
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US Congressman and Democrat Rep. @RoKhanna in his tweets had claimed that his grandfather Amarnath Vidhyalankar had opposed the emergency tooth and nail.
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But after a thorough investigation, @Pamphlet_in got hold of the details of @LokSabhaSectt proceedings linked to the imposition of emergency in the country by fascist Indira Gandhi.
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The official records further bolstered our claims as those MPs who voted in favour of the emergency included the name of Amarnath Vidhyalankar, grandfather of @RoKhanna
As part of his loyality for Gandhi family, @RoKhanna had termed recent suspension of @RahulGandhi from the Lok Sabha as a betrayal of “Gandhian philosophy and India’s deepest values”. He even said that “this is not what my grandfather sacrificed years in jail for”.
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In a calculated move, @RoKhanna had even claimed to the @Pamphlet_in that his grandfather had written two letters opposing Emergency and had quit the parliament over the issue. But the lok sabha proceedings that led to proclamation of emergency say otherwise.
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On that day, Amarnath Vidhyalankar, then MP from Chandigarh and grandfather of @RoKhanna was in the list of 'Ayes', who had voted for approval of the proclamation of #Emergency in the country.
ADR is doing a “consistent mala fide campaign” to raise “suspicion and doubt” about conduct of elections “by creating false narratives”
Election Commission had said this about ADR in an affidavit to Supreme Court
It's high time ADR should be exposed! 🚨👇
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Earlier, it was ADR's petition against Electoral Bonds in SC, which led to this 'legal process of donation to political parties' being rendered unconstitutional by the judiciary
Now, it's trying to undermine India's electoral process
But do you know who funds ADR?
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ADR has received funds from👇
1. Ford Foundation 2. Omidyar Network India Advisors Private Ltd. 3. Sir Dorabji Tata Trust 4. Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives 5. Vikram Sarabhai Foundation 6. Thakur Family Foundation, Inc
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Mamata Banerjee has been ruling West Bengal for 13 years. In the 13 years of Mamata rule, Hindus have been targeted by both TMC, local Muslims & Bangladeshi infiltrators.
The Pamphlet has documented 41 cases of violence against Hindus since 2016
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1) Name of victim: Multiple incidents
Religion: Hindu
Date: 02 May 2021
Incident: Houses burnt, plundered, women and minors raped and molested
Place: Gosaba and Basanti in South 24 parganas district
Perpetrators: TMC cadre
Category of Violence: Violence against BJP workers, Sexual harassment of women
2) Name of victim: Multiple women victims
Religion: Hindu
Date: 02 May 2021
Incident: Women threatened with Rape
Place: Sandeshkhali, Hingalganj, Minakha blocks, Basirhat subdivision, in North 24 Parganas
Perpetrators: TMC Goons
Category of Violence: Sexual Exploitation
Have you ever pondered about the reason for Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s Anti-India reporting?
Could it be due to her mysterious husband Azim Khan?
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Arfa Khanum Sherwani is married to someone who has served as a ‘political analyst’ for the CIA and a facilitator for Ford Foundation as revealed by OSINTवा
How Arfa kept this a mystery until today is beyond imagination
Azim has been listed as director of SIT’s International Honors Program in human rights and co-chair of the MA in Global Health at School for International Training on SIT’s website
Sophia Howlett is the current president of SIT 2/n