Rahul Gandhi, during the press conference, said his job is to defend the democratic nature of the country and he will continue to raise questions regarding Gautam Adani’s relationship with Narendra Modi.

Former Lok Sabha member questioned PM Narendra Modi and Gautam Adani’s relationship during the press conference today. He further said his disqualification from the Parliament is a distraction from the Adani row.

Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi over Gautam Adani issue. He also said PM Modi can’t scare him as he is fighting for India’s democracy.

Former Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will address the media for the first time after his disqualification from the Parliament yesterday. The press conference is to begin at 1 pm.

Gandhi on Friday lost his Lok Sabha membership after he was sentenced to 2 years in jail in connection with a defamation case over Modi’s surname remark. A Surat court on March 22 announced its verdict on the complaint filed against Gandhi over his speech during a rally where he said why all thieves’ surnames are Modi.

The Court also granted him bail with a bail bond of Rs 10,000 and suspended the 2 years in jail term for 30 days.

Congress’s general secretary Priyanka Gandhi has come out guns blazing and launched a staunch attack on the BJP and Prime Minister Modi over her brother’s disqualification from the lower house. Priyanka Gandhi while talking to the media accused the BJP and the PM of passing remarks against her family and questioned why no court yet has reprimanded them for it.

Congress’s general secretary spoke to the media after Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from Lok Sabha and accused the BJP’s spokesperson, ministers, MLAs, and even Prime Minister of passing remarks against her family and her ancestors. She further questioned why no court has reprimanded them and didn’t disqualify them.

Priyanka Gandhi, in her statement to the media, said that her brother raised the issue about Adani and questioned the BJP about it which led to Rahul Gandhi being targeted. She further said in the case which led to the former Congress chief conviction, the complainant themselves had asked for a stay and highlighted that there was a stay for over a year.

Priyanka Gandhi further went on to say that development in the case unraveled right after Rahul Gandhi brought up the issue of Adani in the parliament. She further accused the BJP of being scared of talking about the Adani case and further said that her brother’s arrest was a premeditated plan by the saffron party to silence him.

Congress’s general secretary further said that Congress and Rahul Gandhi will continue their fight and added that the blood in Congress party’s veins is the blood of all the martyrs.

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Twitter reaction

After the video went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the staunch criticism done by Priyanka Gandhi. One user wrote and said that the times have changed in the country and the sympathy tactic in the country won’t work.

One user wrote and said that this is the Gandhi Family and lauded the Gandhi family for not fearing anyone.

One user wrote and said that this is a Court decision and not of the Government. The user further highlights the case against the Congress leader and said that punishment rendered out by the court was bound to happen.

The Congress party on Saturday announced the party’s first list of candidates ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections. Congress issued a list of 124 candidates in the first list comprising former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar.

According to the list issued by the Congress party, former chief minister Siddaramaiah will be contesting the elections from the Varuna constituency, whereas, Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar is fighting from the Kanapura constituency.

Former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara has also been fielded from the Koratagere constituency, which is an SC seat. Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s son and former Minister Priyank Kharge will contest from Chitapur (SC) constituency.

Other notable names in the first list of candidates include Satish Jarkiholi, who will be contesting from the Yemkanmardi seat, Lakshmi Hebbalkar from Belgaum Rural, Tanveer Sait from Narasimharaja, BZ Zameer Ahmed from Chamrajpet, former minister KH Muniappa from Devanhalli among with others.

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The list of first Congress candidates comes after the party’s Central Election Committee held a meeting in Delhi in March 17. As per the reports, the meeting was chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge who sanctioned the first list of candidates. It was also reported that senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was also in attendance at the meeting.

The Congress party is the first party in the state to release its fist candidate list. The grand old party is anticipated to be the frontrunner in the Karnataka assembly elections as many suggest anti-incumbency sentiments in the state. However, BJP is also expected to come out swinging after being boxed into the corner.

The incumbent BJP has been accused of corruption by the contractors union numerous times whereas Congress has picked up the baton to promise a corruption-free Karnataka. Karnataka assembly elections are anticipated to be a showdown between Congress and the BJP.

As per the schedule for the assembly elections in Karnataka, the Election commission is yet to announce the schedule, however, it is predicted that the elections will be scheduled before May.