The BJP on Friday lashed out at the Congress for its new-found respect for the Supreme Court saying the party’s “double standards” towards the judiciary has been exposed as it was now praising the apex court after insulting it and also attempting to impeach the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
“The party that had tried to impeach the CJI is now all praises for him and its leader Rahul Gandhi, who is praising the Supreme Court today, used Pakistan as an analogy yesterday,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told newspersons here.
Patra was responding to Rahul’s remarks in which he welcomed Friday’s Supreme Court order to conduct a floor test in the Karnataka Assembly at 4 pm on Saturday, drastically slashing the 15-day window given by Governor Vajubhai Vala to BJP Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to prove majority.
“The real face of the Congress is exposed today. It insulted the apex court over the Justice loya case, and is now praising them. This shows the hypocrisy and double standards of the Congress towards the judiciary and its selective approach,” Patra said.
Talking about Karnataka, he said the Congress is “murdering the people’s mandate” in the State. They cannot alter the Constitution according to their whims, the BJP spokesperson said. “There is nothing bigger than the mandate. We are all watching the Congress’ conspiracy to undermine the mandate… This is why they went to the court in the middle of the night,” he said.