Congress leaders celebrated as the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday. Leaders of the INDIA alliance also took part in the celebrations.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored.
Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on March 23 after a Gujarat court convicted him in a defamation case and sentenced him to two years in jail.
A punishment for two years and above automatically disqualifies a lawmaker.
The Supreme Court on Friday last stayed his conviction, paving the way for the restoration of his Lok Sabha membership.
He represents Wayanad in the upper house.
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