The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on the Congress and Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court (SC) rejected pleas to probe the death of judge BH Loya on Thursday, 19 April.
The BJP slammed the opposition Congress, alleging that Rahul Gandhi had an “invisible” hand behind the petitions that tried to use the judiciary to malign the image of Amit Shah.
Addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that Rahul Gandhi should be “ashamed” of conspiring against BJP President Amit Shah, and the Indian judiciary and democracy.
Patra then went on to say that the Congress engages in all sorts of conspiracies after its family loses power, he alleged that Congress made an attempt to use the judiciary for political purposes and hit a "new low" in Indian politics.
Meanwhile, the Congress party addressed a press conference of its own, deeming the apex court’s verdict as a ‘sad day in India’s history’.
Addressing the media, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that despite there having been ‘discrepancies’ in Loya’s post-mortem report, the SC’s decision to not announce a probe has left many questions unanswered.
Stating that Congress was committed to the cause of an independent inquiry, Surjewala said:
Surjewala also attacked the BJP for targeting the opposition over the verdict.
The issue of Loya's death had come under spotlight in November last year, after media reports quoting his sister fueled suspicion about the circumstances surrounding it and its link to the Sohrabuddin case, which he was hearing before he died.
While dismissing the plea for an independent probe, the top court on 19 April, said that with these petitions it becomes clear that a real attempt and a frontal attack was made on the independence of the judiciary.
The apex court said frivolous and motivated litigation has been filed to settle political rivalry.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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