With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea for a probe into the death of Judge BH loya, the Government as well as the BJP on Thursday came down hard on the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi demanding his apology to the nation for trying to settle political scores through the judiciary. The Congress, however, remained unfazed saying that it was a sad day and that it still held that the case needed a thorough probe.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the verdict sent out a clear message that the judiciary cannot be “misled” by allegations based on political vendetta. “The Supreme Court has also cautioned against the misuse of courts in political tug of war,” Rajnath’s tweets mentioned that several attempts have been made to target top BJP leaders through “fake news”.
A number of senior BJP leaders blasted the Congress and Rahul and sought his apology for what they described as attempt to use the judiciary for a political battle aimed at “character assassination” of ruling party president Amit Shah. The BJP alleged the “invisible hand” behind the pleas was of Rahul as part of “a conspiracy to finish the political career” of Amit Shah.
Attacking the BJP for accusing Rahul of being the “invisible hand” behind the petitions seeking the probe, the Congress termed the allegations as a “malicious attempt”, which showed the ruling party’s “jitteriness”. “It is a sad letter day in India’s history. The suspicious circumstances in which loya died, was a matter of deep concern for those who have faith in the judiciary,” Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala said.