Indian opposition leader Gandhi restored to parliament

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was reinstated to the Indian parliament on Monday following a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case for his 'Modi surname' remark, reports NDTV.

Gandhi will be back in the Lok Sabha, representing his constituency Wayanad, at a time when the parliament has seen repeated disruptions over the Opposition bloc INDIA's demand for a dedicated discussion on Manipur after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the same.

The country's Supreme Court on Friday, while ordering a stay on Rahul Gandhi's conviction, said that while his remarks were not in good taste, his disqualification from parliament would affect his constituents.

The trial judge had awarded the maximum sentence of two years in the case, the top court had observed, pointing out that it would not have attracted disqualification as an MP if the sentence was a day lesser.

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