Rahul Gandhi told the journalist when he moved in with his mother Sonia Gandhi, “This is the cost I have to pay for telling the truth.
After losing his seat in the Lok Sabha due to his conviction in a defamation case, Congressman Rahul Gandhi moved to his mother Sonia Gandhi’s home on Saturday. He has already left his official bungalow in Lutyens delhi.
The Congressman claimed that while the government may “evict” Gandhi from a particular residence, he still holds a special place in the hearts and homes of millions of Indians.
Rahul Gandhi was previously removed from office by the Lok Sabha secretariat on March 24 following his conviction a defamation case brought against him for making a “Modi-surname remark” by a Surat court.
The court did, however, defer the two-year term in this case so that the leader may argue against the judgement.
Rahul Gandhi was moved his office and some personal belongings from the house to his mother Sonia Gandhi’s official residence after being told to leave the property by 22 April.
A disqualified MP has one month to leave his official apartment but is not entitled to any government housing.
Rahul Gandhi claimed he was being “punished” for telling the truth as he left his official residence for the final time.
He claimed that although the house had been given to him by the Indian peopl, it has since been “snatched away” and he no longer wants to reside there.
” I want to thank the people of India for giving me this residence for 19 years. It represents the cost of telling the truth.
I am willing to pay whatever price is necessary for expressing the truth, “he declared, adding that he would stay at Sonia Gandhi’s home at Janpath until he could find a new place to live.
He had been allowed 30 days by the Gujarat court to file an appeal, which he did but was unsuccessful on friday. As s result, Mr. Gandhi cannot currently re-elected as an MP.
The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) referred to the appellate court’s ruling affirming the lower court’s conviction as a “slap in the face of the Gandhi Family” and claimed that the court demonstrated that everyone is treated equally by the law and that “there cannot be preferential treatment for any family.
The former Wayanad MP will now need to file an appeal against the Surat court’s decision to keep his Lok Sabha membership in Gujarat High Court or the Supreme Court.
