Parliament session: Will Rahul Gandhi return to Parliament today? All you need to know
Parliament session: After the Supreme Court has stayed Rahul Gandhi's conviction, it is expected that the Congress leader will return to the Parliament today. On Friday, the top court, in an interim order stayed Gandhi's conviction in the criminal defamation case of the use of the 'Modi' surname. The Congress leader made the alleged remark at a campaign event in Karnataka ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The ruling came after petition was filed by Rahul challenging his conviction and sentencing by a trial court in Surat in the criminal defamation case. Officials from the Lok Sabha has told Hindustan Times that the authenticated copy of the Supreme Court ruling will be reviewed after which an appropriate action will be taken on this. “After the order is studied, the process usually takes less than 30 minutes.
The proforma for such notifications are readily available with the secretariat," the official said as quoted by HT. The spotlight also remains on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla whose signature will confirm Rahul Gandhi’s reinstatement. Earlier, Sources told NDTV that they will go to court if there’s a delay in the reinstatement of Rahul Gandhi to the Lok Sabha.
The stay order qualifies to reinstate Rahul Gandhi's status as the Member of the Parliament as an MP of Wayanad. The procedure for the same has not yet taken place. According to the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Rahul Gandhi is entitled to return to Parliament from Monday.
However, the Lok Sabha secretariat has to issue a notice. “The notice will say that his suspension from the Lok Sabha has been removed following the Supreme court decision. He can't come before the notification is issued", the Lok Sabha secretariat said.
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