Today, the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification restoring the membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in view of the Supreme Court's August 4 order suspending his conviction in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi' surname remark.

The orders of the Supreme Court paved the way for his reinstatement as a Lok Sabha MP.

Recntly, Rahul Gandhi, approaches the Supreme Court challenging the orders of the Gujarat High Court, refused to stay his conviction in the case of surname remark, which resulted in his disqualification from the Lok Sabha.

Rahul Gandhi represents Wayanad (Kerala) in the Lok Sabha

Earlier the Parliament of India disqualified opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker after a Surat court found him guilty of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison,.

The Court convicted Rahul Gandhi for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi. The parliament held that his disqualification as Wayanad MP is effective from March 23, the day of his conviction, the secretariat said in its notification. The court granted him bail immediately and suspended the sentence for a month.

The Congress leader was convicted in a defamation case, Opposition MPs held a brief meeting at Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge’s office in the Parliament and then marched to the Rashtrapati Bhavan with posters, saying, “democracy is in danger”. 

The Congress planned a massive agitation in Delhi. It is scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu along with other party leaders to discuss the verdict. 

Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him for his alleged “Modi surname” remarks. Moments later, the court granted him bail and stayed its order for a period of 30 days so the Congress leader can appeal in a higher court.