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Teachers' scam: Becoming minister seems to be my only crime, Partha Chatterjee to court
"I am sure the truth will surface some time or the other. Accepting the chair of the minister was my crime. I cannot claim that I was an extremely meritorious student. At the same time, I was not a bad student either. I am an alumnus of Ramakrishna Mission. I had been employed in an important position in a Central government undertaking. Now I feel that being a minister was my only crime," Partha Chatterjee said.
'This is the 7th case in which Rahul Gandhi is out on bail'
As per sources, this is the seventh case in which Gandhi is now out on bail. Gandhi is also out on bail in the National Herald case. Rahul Gandhi along with his mother Sonia Gandhi was granted bail in December 2015 on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 in the case pursued by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.
'No immediate disqualification from Lok Sabha': Legal experts on Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation case
Rahul Gandhi has been convicted under IPC's Sections 499 and 500 and the maximum possible punishment under these sections is two years. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate H.H. Varma also granted him bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to allow him to appeal in a higher court.
BJP springs surprise yet again, Rajasthan MP CP Joshi made state party president
Chittorgarh Member of Parliament CP Joshi has been made the new state unit president in place of Satish Poonia who has completed his three-year tenure. Party leaders had been announcing that Poonia would continue to hold the responsibility of the state president till the assembly elections to be held later this year.
Tripura Speaker's election: CPI-M, Cong field joint candidate against BJP
The first three-day session of the newly-constituted Tripura Assembly will begin on Friday with the election of a new Speaker. The CPI-M, which has 11 members, and the Congress with three MLAs have fielded veteran Congress leader Gopal Roy against BJP's Biswa Bandhu Sen, who was the Deputy Speaker in the previous Assembly.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 6 pm, to take up discussion and passage of budget
Government intends to take up discussion, voting and passage of the union budget at 6 p.m. after putting a guillotine on demands for grants of five key ministries -- railways, rural development and panchayati raj, tribal affairs, tourism and culture and health and family welfare. As soon as papers were laid in the House, Congress members led by leader of the party in the House, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sought to know whether Rahul Gandhi will be allowed to speak in the House or not.
Will appeal in higher court against Rahul Gandhi's conviction: Mallikarjun Kharge
In a tweet (in Hindi) he said, "Coward, dictator BJP government is rattled by Rahul Gandhi and the opposition because we are exposing their bad deeds by demanding JPC. Modi government has gone politically bankrupt. It sends ED, police and lodges cases against speeches. "We will appeal in higher courts." Surat district court in Gujarat on Thursday convicted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark in 2019.
My religion is truth: Rahul Gandhi quotes Mahatma Gandhi on being convicted in defamation case
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, Rahul said in a tweet in Hindi, "My religion is based on truth and non-violence, truth is my God, and non-violence is a way to achieve it." Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also tweeted (in Hindi) and said, "The fearful powers are using all methods to down the voice of Rahul Gandhi, but my brother has never been afraid. We have lived while speaking the truth and will always speak the truth and raise voice for the nation."
Respect court, but not agree with verdict: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Rahul Gandhi's conviction
In a tweet he said, "There is a conspiracy to eliminate non-BJP leaders and parties by prosecuting them. We have differences with the Congress, but it is not right to implicate Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case like this. It is the job of the public and the opposition to ask questions. We respect the court but disagree with the decision".
Government afraid of Rahul Gandhi, conspiring to disqualify him from Lok Sabha: Congress
Reacting to sentencing of Gandhi in a defamation case, Chowdhury said that because of Rahul Gandhi's fear, he is being pressurised from all sides, however he will not be cowed down. "Why two years, even if he is sentenced to 2,000 years, Rahul Gandhi will remain Rahul Gandhi," the Congress leader said while speaking to mediapersons in Parliament.
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