Arvind Kejriwal's Sharp Attack On PM Modi Over Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification

Rahul Gandhi disqualified: "Today's government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is more dangerous than the British," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a strong attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today after the Lok Sabha removed Rahul Gandhi as its member, following his conviction in a criminal defamation case linked to a comment on the surname "Modi".

"Our forefathers fought for freedom and to make India free from the British. But today's government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is more dangerous than the British... This is not just the Congress's fight. This is a fight to save the country," Mr Kejriwal, who also heads the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), said in the Delhi assembly this evening.

Mr Kejriwal joins a long list of opposition leaders who have condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over what they called the use of a frivolous and bizarre case to target Mr Gandhi a year before the national election.

A court in Surat in Gujarat - PM Modi's home state - on Thursday sentenced Mr Gandhi to two years in jail in the criminal defamation case filed by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi over the Congress leader's comment asking whether those who have "Modi" as surname are "thieves". Mr Gandhi has 30 days to challenge the conviction in higher courts.