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Updated March 24th, 2023 at 16:29 IST

First BJP reaction after Rahul's disqualification from Parliament: Crossed all limits

BJP leader Tom Vadakkan also referred to the ordinance that Rahul Gandhi tore, which could have given him relief in the current case.

Reported by: Abhishek Raval
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In the first response from the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) responding to the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his remarks on the surname of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party leader said Rahul Gandhi had surpassed all limits of the law.

“This was bound to happen, it is within the purview of the law. This gentleman had crossed all the limits of the law via his speeches and interactions in both India and abroad. It’s time the law catches up with him. It is the same ordinance that he tore during the Manmohan Singh rule which could have given him some reprieve. The grave which you dig for others is incidentally prepared for your burial. This is precisely what happened when he tore the ordinance at that period of time,” said BJP leader Tom Vadakkan speaking with Republic TV.

‘Justice caught up with him’

He added Rahul’s intention behind tearing the ordinance at a political rally was to save Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was then in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). “His intention was to fix Lalu Prasad Yadav and now he is facing the same music. He has been defaming the nation, the parliamentary structure and the temple of democracy. So justice caught up with him.”

It’s important to note that the former Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was convicted for two years imprisonment by the Surat court in a criminal defamation case on March 23, wherein he had passed casteist remarks against the surname of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Narendra Modi...how come they all have Modi as common surname? How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" the Congress MP had asked.

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Published March 24th, 2023 at 14:40 IST

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