Rahul Gandhi was found guilty of defamation, and the Congress has convened a meeting of opposition leaders today. At 10 am, the meeting is scheduled to start. For a comment made on the campaign trail in 2019, Rahul Gandhi was found guilty of defamation. To allow him to appeal the ruling, he was given bail and his sentence was suspended for 30 days. The opposition parties will march from Parliament to the Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning around 11:30 or noon, according to the Congress. The party said that it had asked President Droupadi Murmu for more time so they could make their case. The main opposition party will also stage protests over the issue in Delhi and other regions starting on Monday. In a 2013 ruling, the Supreme Court had stated that if a sentence of two years or more is handed down, any MP or MLA stands disqualified from the moment of his conviction. Law experts claim Rahul Gandhi is "automatically" disqualified as a result of his conviction and two-year sentence. But, a statement from the Lok Sabha secretariat is due.

Key Points

• Rahul Gandhi was found guilty of defamation, and the Congress has convened a meeting of opposition leaders today. 

• The opposition parties will march from Parliament to the Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning around 11:30 or noon, according to the Congress. The party said that it had asked President Droupadi Murmu for more time so they could make their case.

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