Rahul Gandhi Disqualified As MP After "Bizarre" Sentence, Says Kapil Sibal
NDTV
Through the day there has been speculation on whether Mr Gandhi's conviction would bar him from the Lok Sabha.
Legal luminary and former Union law minister Kapil Sibal today said while Congress's Rahul Gandhi stands automatically disqualified as an MP with his two-year jail sentence, the sentence itself is "bizarre". Mr Gandhi has received a two-year jail sentence from a court in Gujarat over his remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has also got bail for 30 days, giving him time to file an appeal against the verdict. Watch: Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal), Rajya Sabha MP, on Rahul Gandhi's conviction pic.twitter.com/FjJDlEr4jv
Through the day there has been speculation on whether Mr Gandhi's conviction would bar him from the Lok Sabha.
Mr Sibal, a former member of the Congress and one of the most prominent advocates in the country, was emphatic that Mr Gandhi stands disqualified under the law.
"If it (the court) only suspends the sentence that's not enough. There has to be a suspension or stay of conviction. He (Rahul Gandhi) can stay on as a member of parliament only if there is a stay on the conviction," Mr Sibal told NDTV.
