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The Congress leader was disqualified from the Lok Sabha over a Gujarat court's conviction in the 2019 'Modi surname' case.
The former Congress leader, who is now with BJP, had made a controversial tweet on the 'Modi' name in 2018.
"It's the main leader of the opposition who is being attacked. In such a scenario, what safety does the common man have to voice his opinions," the CM asked in his Facebook post.
Announcing his disqualification, the Lok Sabha Secretariat in a notification said that it was effective from March 23, the day of his conviction.
A court in Surat on Thursday sentenced Gandhi to two years in the case filed against him over his 'Modi surname' remarks.
Following the verdict, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge convened a meeting of senior party leaders and MPs at his residence where it was decided that a protest would be staged at Vijay Chowk on Friday.
The case was filed against Gandhi for his alleged 'how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname' remarks on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the United Democratic Front (UDF) for the lack of woman represenatives on stage at an event.
The security for the 10-minute event was at its peak as all roads in a 1-km radius leading to the chowk were sealed off from Saturday night and no vehicular movement was allowed.
The Congress party's 3,570 km and 150-day long foot march started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will conclude in Jammu and Kashmir.