Rahul Gandhi’s conviction stayed by top court. Has emerged as a strong leader after his MP- ship stands intact in Lok Sabha !

The former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will now remain the Waynad MP and will be strongly speaking on the no confidence motion in Lok Sabha raising the Manipur issue with full vigour and vitality emerging as a sole nucleus of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance as the supreme Court has on Friday stayed his conviction, the sentence of two years, granted by the lower Gujarat Court and upheld by the high Court.

This historic victory of Rahul Gandhi who was disqualified from his membership of Lok Sabha arming him with more confidence and vigour, will be attending the Parliament session on Monday reveal sources.

In a tweet Rahul Gandhi wrote : Come what may, my duty remains the same. Protect the idea of India tweeted the Congress’s former president.

Meanwhile, at AICC headquarter 24 Akbar Road, New Delhi hundreds of jubilant Congress workers, youths, old n senior citizens including women activists thronged in large numbers along with drums and danced happily celebrating the supreme Court judgement.

The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi along with the chief general secretary K. C. Venugopal etc reached party office and huddled themselves inside the building surrounded by security personnel and jubilant supporters.

The senior advocate Abhishekh Manu Singhvi and Jai Ram Ramesh, the party’s Communication chief also reached party office from Supreme Court.

The meeting of top leaders including Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and all the senior leaders is in progress inside the Congress headquarters.

The West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Bannerjee also lauded the Supreme Court judgement congratulating Rahul Gandhi tweeting : I am happy with the news about the MP- ship of@Rahul Gandhi. This will further strengthen the resolve of the India alliance to unite fly fight for our motherland and win. A victory of the judiciary. The Congress leaders are lauding the apex courts decision saying that the people’s faith on judiciary has been enhanced by this historic decision. The Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra enclosing the video of press conference by Abhishek Manu Singhvi tweeted in Hindi : The triumph of truth, the victory of justice and voice of the people.

According to political analysts, the Supreme Court’s stay on Rahul Gandhi’s conviction by the Gujarat sessions and high court has enhanced the political stature of the former Congress president in the eyes of the opposition parties as well as countrymen.

By his acquittal he has emerged as a strong and more confident leader becoming a credible nucleus of opposition unity gaining prime position in Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance who will now literally roar in Parliament’s no confidence motion on 8 th July speaking oratorically in Lok Sabha amid thumping of desks on Manipur situation bringing the government on a defensive mode.

As per LIVE LAW a part of the SC order us as below :

The sentence for an offence punishable under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code is maximum of two years of sentence or fine or both. The learned trial judge, in the order passed by him, has awarded the maximum sentence of two years. Except the admonition to the petitioner by this Court in a contempt proceeding, no other reason has been granted by the learned trial judge while imposing the maximum sentence of two years. It is to be noted that it is only on account of the maximum sentence of two years imposed by the learned trial judge that the provisions of Section 8(3) of the Representation of Peoples Act came into play. Had the sentence been a day lesser, then the provisions would not have been attracted.

Particularly when the offence was non-cognizable, bailable and compoundable, the least which was expected from the learned trial judge was to give reasons for imposing the maximum punishment. Though the learned appellate court and the High Court have spent voluminous pages in rejecting the applications, these aspects are not seen considered”.

Particularly when the offence was non-cognizable, bailable and compoundable, the least which was expected from the learned trial judge was to give reasons for imposing the maximum punishment. Though the learned appellate court and the High Court have spent voluminous pages in rejecting the applications, these aspects are not seen considered”.