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Rahul Gandhi has not appealed to have his sentence suspended, Amit Shah said. (FILE) Union Home Secretary Amit Shah said on Wednesday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was not the only politician to have lost his membership in the legislature after being sentenced by a court and that there was nothing to be done about it. regard. Speaking on 'News 18 Rising India', Shah said that Gandhi should go to a higher court to plead his case. Instead, Shah added, he tried to blame Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"He did not appeal to suspend his sentence. What kind of arrogance is that? You want a favor. You want to continue as a deputy and you won't go to court either," he said, adding where that arrogance comes from. . .
"This gentleman is not the first. Politicians who held much higher positions and with much more experience have lost their membership due to this provision," the interior minister said.
He said as many as 17 politicians, including former heads of government Lalu Prasad (Bihar) and J Jayalalithaa (Tamil Nadu), have been convicted by the courts while serving as members of an assembly or in parliament and who were much more experienced. than Mr. Gandhi. .
The Home Secretary says it was Gandhi who broke an order under the previous UPA government that could have helped him now.
He said it is the law of the land that anyone convicted by a court loses their status as a member of Parliament or Assembly.
“Congress has many great lawyers and some of them are members of the Rajya Sabha. They should advise him on legal issues,” he said.
When asked about giving Gandhi immediate notice to leave his official residence, Shah said there was no rush and it was just a natural process.
“It is the law of the land that all his speeches in Parliament must be expunged from the records from the time he was sentenced. Even if his debarment notice had been delivered a few days later, it wouldn't have made any difference," he said. he declares.
