{"id":321785,"date":"2023-03-26T06:52:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T01:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=321785"},"modified":"2023-03-26T06:52:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T01:52:43","slug":"rahuls-disqualification-death-knell-for-right-to-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/rahuls-disqualification-death-knell-for-right-to-free-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul\u2019s disqualification death knell for right to free speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> WASHINGTON<br \/>\nGeorge Abraham, vice-chair of the Indian Overseas Congress, United States of America, has termed Rahul Gandhi\u2019s disqualification as a sad day for democracy in India.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is a sad day for democracy in India. By disqualifying Rahul Gandhi, Modi sarkar is ringing the death knell for the right to free speech and freedom of Indians everywhere,\u201d George Abraham said in a tweet.<br \/>\n\u201cBringing a frivolous court case against a remark in the heat of a political campaign is shameful and not on par with the spirit of the Constitution regarding freedom of expression,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, an influential Indian-origin Congressman has termed senior Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi\u2019s disqualification from the Lok Sabha \u201cdeep betrayal\u201d of Gandhian philosophy.<br \/>\n\u201cThe expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from parliament is a deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy and India\u2019s deepest values,\u201d Indian-American Congressman Rohit Khanna said in a tweet. Khanna represents Silicon Valley in the US House of Representatives.<br \/>\nRohit Khanna, who is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian- Americans, has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s intervention on this issue.<br \/>\nThe disqualification will bar Rahul Gandhi, a four-time Member of Parliament MP, from contesting polls for eight years unless a higher court stays his conviction and sentence. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON George Abraham, vice-chair of the Indian Overseas Congress, United States of America, has termed Rahul Gandhi\u2019s disqualification as a sad day for democracy in India. \u201cIt is a sad day for democracy in India. 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