India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been expelled from parliament and sentenced to two years in jail.
Gandhi was convicted over a speech that a court said defamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
But is this fair or proportional? Or is it a sign of increasing political repression?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Sudhanshu Mittal – Senior leader and Bharatiya Janata Party politician
Supriya Shrinate – National spokesperson for the Indian National Congress Party
Tariq Ali – Author of ‘The Nehrus and the Gandhis: An Indian Dynasty’