Amit Shah accuses Rahul Gandhi of arrogance for not appealing against court conviction

Union home minister Amit Shah accused Congress of misusing agencies during its rule.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in an  interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at News18’s Rising India program that Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha as per the rules.

Shah further said that Gandhi's failure to appeal his court conviction showed his "arrogance".

Shah mentioned that a law was framed that stipulated that if a person is convicted and sentenced for more than two years, three months should be given to get the sentence stayed. However, the rule now is that conviction cannot be stayed; only the sentence can stay.

He added that as per the Supreme Court's judgment in the case of Lilly vs Union of India in 2013, a convicted member could not be given three months' time to get their sentence stayed. Shah emphasized that the rules were followed in Rahul Gandhi's case.

Shah also criticized the Congress party, stating that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had brought an ordinance, which was termed "non-sense" by Rahul Gandhi.

Shah further added that after Gandhi tore that ordinance, no one would have dared to change the ordinance into law, and it was subsequently withdrawn. Had there been that law, Rahul Gandhi would have saved himself today, Shah stated.

Finally, Shah questioned Gandhi's arrogance, saying that Gandhi had not appealed in court to get his conviction stayed.