SHILLONG, JULY 12: Opposition Congress in Meghalaya on Wednesday staged a silent protest against the recent conviction of its leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case.
“Our intention is to stand with Rahul Gandhi. (The silent protest) is to show that we are with you whatever may be the case,” Congress chief Vincent H Pala told reporters.
“We started our meeting with prayers for his future relief. People should know and India should be safe and they should know that freedom of speech, freedom of expression should be there – with that in mind we started our prayers today,” he said.
Gandhi was disqualified as a Member of Parliament on March 24, 2023 after a Gujarat court convicted him and sentenced him to a two-year imprisonment on charges of criminal defamation for comments he made about the Modi surname.
A stay on Gandhi’s conviction could pave the way for his reinstatement as a Lok Sabha MP. However, he has not received any relief from either the sessions court or the Gujarat High Court.
Pala said that the party was supposed to organize the protest in a big way. “However, it is difficult for us to organize a big protest within two days. You are right, we are planning to organize in a big way. We will definitely do something,” he added.
Earlier, CLP leader Ronnie V Lyngdoh said the party had lodged a silent protest against the ruling of the Gujarat High Court against Rahul Gandhi. “We have lodged a silent protest throughout the country and MPCC has done the same to hold this silent protest against the action against our leader Rahul Gandhi,” he said.
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