Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, has been asked to leave his Tughlaq Lane bungalow, which he has occupied since 2005. The eviction notice from the Lok Sabha housing panel came two days after he was disqualified from parliament after a two-year prison sentence in a defamation case handed down by a Gujarat court. Mr. Gandhi’s staff stated that they had not received the notification, which came amid claims by Congress that he will submit an appeal against the Gujarat court’s decision. He now has 30 days to submit an appeal.
Mr. Gandhi has been given till April 23 to evacuate the property at 12 Tughlaq Lane.
In a four-year-old criminal defamation case involving his statements on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname, Mr. Gandhi was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison last week. The Gujarat court granted him bail and gave him 30 days to submit an appeal. He was formally removed from the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Mr. Gandhi allegedly said during the campaign for the 2019 general election, “How come all thieves have the common surname, Modi?” Purnesh Modi, a BJP Legislator, and former Gujarat minister filed a police complaint shortly after.
