{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"NEWS WAVE INDIA","provider_url":"http:\/\/www.newswaveindia.com\/english","author_name":"News Wave India Desk","author_url":"http:\/\/www.newswaveindia.com\/english\/author\/sudiptoruna\/","title":"Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: A Blow to Indian Democracy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ruefwpHBPc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswaveindia.com\/english\/rahul-gandhi-disqualification-a-blow-to-indian-democracy\/\">Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: A Blow to Indian Democracy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newswaveindia.com\/english\/rahul-gandhi-disqualification-a-blow-to-indian-democracy\/embed\/#?secret=ruefwpHBPc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: A Blow to Indian Democracy&#8221; &#8212; NEWS WAVE INDIA\" data-secret=\"ruefwpHBPc\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/www.newswaveindia.com\/english\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.newswaveindia.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rahul-Gandhi-1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":360,"description":"NEWS WAVE INDIA: The recent disqualification of Rahul Gandhi, former president of the Indian National Congress party, from the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian parliament) has sent shockwaves through the country's political landscape. This move, which was executed by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, came after a Gujarat court convicted Gandhi of criminal defamation in a 2019 case. As per the disqualification rules, he cannot contest elections for the next eight years unless a higher court stays his conviction and sentence."}