Morning Digest | Does Rahul Gandhi stand disqualified as an MP following his conviction?; Kejriwal launches ‘Oust Modi’ campaign, calls PM ‘insecure’, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day.

Does Rahul Gandhi stand disqualified as an MP following his conviction?

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction and sentencing in a 2019 defamation case by a court in Gujarat has put a question mark over his continuation as a Lok Sabha MP. Experts though have differing views on whether the conviction and sentencing means immediate disqualification or the Wayanad MP gets time if he appeals.

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests

Large crowds in Paris and other French cities took to the streets in the first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age bill through parliament without a vote.

Strikes upended travel in France on Thursday as protesters blockaded train stations, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, refineries and ports.

Dhankhar fails to broker peace as protests stall Rajya Sabha

With the second part of the Budget Session likely to be a complete washout, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said that “the two sides in the House have taken a rigid stand” and if a way out has to be found out of this deadlock, then the entire House must interact amongst themselves.