Congress MP Rahul Gandhi disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha after his conviction in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark made in Karnataka in 2019.

The development comes a day after a trial court in Gujarat sentenced him to two years in jail in connection with a 2019 criminal defamation case against him.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha after his conviction in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark made in Karnataka in 2019.

The development comes a day after a trial court in Gujarat sentenced him to two years in jail in connection with a 2019 criminal defamation case against him.

Reacting to the disqualification, the Congress party said that it will keep fighting the battle against "attempts to silence Rahul Gandhi."

"We will continue to fight. The strategy from here will be discussed within the party," party chief Mallikarjun Kharge told PTI.

Kharge said that a meeting of senior party leaders has been called at 5:00 pm today to formulate the strategy as to how to proceed forward.

Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter to say: "We will fight this battle both legally and politically. We are not going to be afraid or silent. Instead of forming the JPC as is being demanded on the Adani scams, Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified."