Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said while just 24 hours were taken to disqualify Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha after his conviction in a defamation case, it is to be seen how long will it take to reinstate him after the Supreme Court relief. Addressing a press conference alongside Gandhi soon after the apex court stayed the conviction in a 2019 defamation case over his Modi surname remark, Kharge, «It is a day of happiness, democracy has won, Constitution has won, Satymeva Jayate.» Welcoming the Supreme Court ruling, Kharge said the Constitution is alive and this is an example that one can get justice. «This is the victory of the common people. This is not just Rahul Gandhi's victory, this is the victory of all the people of the country, victory of democracy and of constitutional principles,» he said. «The person who fights for truth, for the country's interest, to strengthen the country, for the youth of the country, against rising prices, the person who fights and makes people aware, who walked 4,000 km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and met various people, I think their prayers are with us and it is therefore victory of the people,» Kharge said. «To disqualify him everything happened in 24 hours, now let us see in how many hours he is reinstated,» he said.
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