Prime Minister Narendra Modi “orchestrating and coordinating” an
in the name of defending it is the “height of hypocrisy”, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday.The PM's brazenness in orchestrating and coordinating an attack on the judiciary, in the name of defending the judiciary, is the height of hypocrisy!
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) March 28, 2024
The Supreme Court has delivered body blows to him in recent weeks. The Electoral Bonds Scheme is but one example. The Supreme… https://t.co/R00ZRdWa7S
The comments came after
party of bullying the judiciary.To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 28, 2024
5 decades ago itself they had called for a "committed judiciary" - they shamelessly want commitment from others for their selfish interests but desist from any commitment towards the nation.
No wonder 140 crore Indians… https://t.co/dgLjuYONHH
“To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture,” Modi said in a social media post on Thursday. “Five decades ago itself they had called for a ‘committed judiciary’ – they shamelessly want commitment from others for their selfish interests but desist from any commitment towards the nation.”
Modi’s post was accompanied by an open letter by a group of lawyers to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud alleging that a “vested interest group” is trying to put pressure on the judiciary and defame courts on the basis of “frivolous logic and stale political agendas”.
Ramesh on Thursday described Modi’s comments as “height of hypocrisy”. “The PM’s brazenness in orchestrating and coordinating an attack on the judiciary, in the name of defending the judiciary, is the height of hypocrisy!” he said in a social media post.
“The Supreme Court has delivered body blows to him in recent weeks,” he said. “The Electoral Bonds Scheme is but one example. The Supreme Court declared them to be unconstitutional – and it is now proved beyond doubt that they were...
