Politics

The whole country is watching Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s transfer from Sabarmati jail with bated breath. The convoy is now moving along the Bundelkhand expressway and is likely to reach Prayagraj by evening today. The convoy is being closely followed by media persons, his sister and lawyers. “We do not know why the convoy was stopped. […]

With no official party position within Congress, and stripped of his status as a member of Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi is a political pariah today. Will Congress dare to ditch him, and reinvent itself or continue to be saddled by his unnecessary and counterproductive antics?

Opposition parties rallied behind Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, condemning his disqualification from the Lok Sabha as “a new low for Indian democracy”. In a notification, Lok Sabha secretariat declared Gandhi’s disqualification a day after a lower court in Surat awarded two-year jail term to the Wayanad MP in a criminal defamation case over […]

According to Clause 8, Subclause 3 representation of the People Act, any member will be disqualified if convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more. The person is disqualified for the period of imprisonment and a further six years.

AAP, which has been leading efforts to unite the Opposition parties on the issue, has requested for formation of new guidelines regarding the use of agencies like the CBI and the ED.