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THE HEADLINES:-
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha after conviction in criminal defamation case.
Stalemate in Parliament continues for ninth day in a row over several issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, India working to eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025.
G20 Research and Innovation Initiative meet in Dibrugarh calls for resource-efficient and sustainable circular bio-economy.
India's Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil wins bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle event of ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship in Bhopal.
In Women's Premier League Cricket, eliminator match between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz underway in Navi Mumbai; Winner to take on Delhi Capitals in the finals on Sunday.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from the membership of the Lok Sabha a day after a court in Gujarat convicted him in a criminal defamation case. According to the notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat today, Mr Gandhi stands disqualified from the Lower House from the date of his conviction that is the 23rd of this month. The notification states that the decision has been taken consequent upon Mr Gandhi’s conviction by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate at Surat in Gujarat.
The court yesterday sentenced the Congress leader to two years in jail in connection with a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him over his Modi surname remarks. The court, however, granted bail to Mr Gandhi and suspended the sentence for 30 days, to allow him to appeal in a higher court.
Rahul Gandhi was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala.
As per Section 8, (3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an MP or MLA convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years shall be disqualified from the date of conviction.
Previous to Rahul Gandhi, lawmakers, who have been disqualified after conviction from court include, Lok Sabha MP from Lakshadweep Mohammad Faizal, Uttar Pradesh MLA Azam Khan, AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.
BJP today hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his conviction by a Surat Court saying that the verdict reflects that no one is above the law. The Party said, as per the law, the conviction leads to disqualification from Parliament membership. Briefing media, Senior BJP Leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan questioned whether the Congress Party was serious about Rahul Gandhi's membership. He said, the Congress Party had approached Court in Pawan Khera's case within hours of action but not in the case of Mr Gandhi. Mr Pradhan said, a conspiracy within the Congress might have played a role in its leaders not approaching a higher court for relief for Rahul Gandhi after his conviction.
Senior BJP Leader and Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said, the Supreme Court verdict states that parliamentary membership is annulled with conviction and the Lok Sabha Speaker only confirmed the legal position today.
Reacting to the disqualification, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi expressed confidence that they would get a stay on the conviction, which would remove the very basis of disqualification. Briefing media in New Delhi today, Mr Singhvi said, disqualification from Parliament must be preceded by an Election Commission nod.
The stalemate continued in both Houses of Parliament for the ninth consecutive day today on the issues of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Indian democracy and the Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani Group matter. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day.
In the Lok Sabha, when the House met after the first adjournment at 12 Noon, the Finance Bill 2023 was passed by voice vote amid the din. As the ruckus continued, the Presiding Officer adjourned the House till Monday. In the Rajya Sabha, the scenes were no different. Expressing concern over the logjam in the House, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar urged the Parliamentarians to introspect as the Upper House is meant for discussing issues of national importance. Later, the Chairman adjourned the House to meet on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, India is now working on eradicating Tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global target of 2030. Mr Modi was addressing the One World TB Summit at his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day. He also launched various initiatives including the TB-Mukt Panchayat, the official pan-India rollout of a shorter TB Preventive Treatment, the Family-centric care model for TB and the release of India’s Annual TB Report 2023.
The Prime Minister also unveiled several development projects worth over 1700 crore rupees in Varanasi.
All India Radio is presenting a vignette of select quotes of the Prime Minister from Mann ki Baat as the programme completes its 100th episode in April this year. Here is a report
People, voice and direct dialogue, that’s your and our Mann Ki Baat. Yes, this is how our Prime Minister connects with millions of countrymen, with the program Mann Ki Baat aired on the last Sunday of every month on All India Radio. This series which started on the 3rd of October, 2014 will complete its 100th episode in April, 2023.
Many success stories have been carved out under the dynamic leadership of the Prime Minister Modi. One which stands out is the nation's rapid strides towards a cashless society. We can see its effect all around today. Going by the statistics of the year 2021-22, the country saw more than five and a half thousand crores cashless transactions, which is five and a half times more than what one saw in the year 2016-17. Prime Minister Modi in the Mann ki Baat episode broadcast on the 22nd of May 2016, appealed to the people to go for cashless transactions.
The G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering Conference under India's Presidency concluded at Dibrugarh in Assam today. The meeting deliberated on ways towards building a sustainable and circular bio-economy. Speaking at the event, Secretary in Department of Science and Technology, Dr S Chandrasekhar said, at the meeting, participating countries deliberated to aspire for a Net zero country and to create a circular bio-economy that is resource-efficient and sustainable.
103 delegates from G20 member countries, nine guest countries and International organisations, along with invited participants from the scientific community attended the conference today.
The Government today reiterated that it will take all necessary measures to bring back televangelist Zakir Naik and have him face justice in India. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was replying to a query during a media briefing in New Delhi.
Zakir Naik fled India in 2016 amid charges against him of spreading hatred and money laundering.
India today said, it would like to see action against those who attacked the Indian consulate in San Francisco and the Indian mission in London, more than just assurance. Briefing media in New Delhi, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said, India had strongly taken up the vandalisation incidents with the US and UK governments. Mr Bagchi said, they expect host governments to take action to identify and prosecute all those involved and also take necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
Ruling BJP MLA Bishwa Bandhu Sen was elected the Speaker of the Tripura assembly in Agartala today. He defeated rival candidate Gopal Chandra Roy of Congress. Sen secured 32 votes, while Roy bagged 14 votes. The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), which has 13 members in the assembly, abstained from voting by staging a walk-out just before the starting of the Speaker's election, which reduced the strength of the 59-member House to 46.
TMP MLA Animesh Debbarma was announced as the leader of the Opposition in the House as the party has the second highest number of legislators.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the 84th annual Raising Day celebrations of CRPF at Bastar division of Chhattisgarh tomorrow. The event will be held at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) campus located at Karanpur, the headquarters of the Maoist-affected Bastar division, near Jagdalpur.
Besides reviewing the ceremonial parade, the Home Minister will hand over gallantry medals to the force personnel.
Talking to the media, CRPF Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen said, during his stay in Bastar, the Union Home Minister will visit the CRPF camp and interact with the security forces as well as have a meal with them.
On the occasion, the Union Minister will also virtually launch the weekly news bulletin to be broadcast by All India Radio, in the Halbi dialect. The weekly bulletin of 15 minutes duration will be broadcast from All India Radio Jagdalpur Kendra every Sunday at 7.30 am.
Key domestic benchmark indices closed with losses of more than half a per cent. The Sensex declined 398 points to end around 57,527. The Nifty fell 132 points to settle at the 16,945 mark.
India's Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil won a bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship in Bhopal. This is Rudranksh's second bronze medal in this World Cup. With this, India finished second in the medal tally with a total of five medals including one gold, one silver and three bronze. China is still at the top with a total of eight medals.
In Women's Premier League Cricket, the eliminator match between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz is underway at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Put into bat, Mumbai Indians posted 182 for 4 in stipulated 20 overs.
The winner of this match will face Delhi Capitals in the final of the tournament, at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians won same number of matches as Delhi Capitals but failed to make it to the final directly from the league stage due to a lower Net Run Rate.
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