Live! Rahul: Ordinance on convicted MPs nonsense, should be thrown away

September 27, 2013 14:05

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi addressing a media meet on the ordinance on tainted MPs/MLAs contesting the polls. Rahul Gandhi's considered opinion, which he repeated twice for good measure: The ordinance on convicted MPs should be torn up and thrown away. The ordinance is complete nonsense. All parties should stop making these compromises.

The Cabinet, on Tuesday, cleared an ordinance to undo the Supreme Court order disqualifying convicted MPs and MLAs. The ordinance has now been referred to the standing committee.

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