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#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!

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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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Read the story by @Yashfacts28 on our website.
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In our Twitter thread, we had written how Ro Khanna’s grandfather was silent during the harsh period of emergency in India.

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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

Credits: @Iyervval

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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.

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@RoKhanna Rahul @RahulGandhi के समर्थक Ro Khanna @RoKhanna के 'स्वतंत्रता सेनानी दादा' ने किया था इंदिरा गांधी के आपातकाल का विरोध? @ashu_nauty

#RahulGandhi #RahulDisqualified

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