Prime Minister issues scathing tweets criticizing Parliament after 600 lawyers write to Chief Justice

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a strong attack on the Congress party as hundreds of lawyers across the country and some bar associations wrote to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressing concern over attempts to use political and professional pressure to undermine justice. attack.

Prime Minister Modi said: “Intimidation and bullying are part of the Congress party’s culture. Five years ago they themselves called for a ‘loyal judiciary’ – and they shamelessly expect others to commit to their own selfish interests. But stopped making any commitments to the country,” in a post on Weibo site X.

“No wonder 1.4 billion Indians reject them,” Prime Minister Modi said.

Intimidation and bullying are part of Congress’ culture.

Five years ago they called for a “loyal judiciary” – shamelessly expecting commitments from others for their own selfish interests but no longer making any commitment to the country.

No wonder 1.4 billion Indians… https://t.co/dgLjuYONHH

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 28, 2024

Prime Minister Modi’s remarks came after more than 600 lawyers, including Harish Salve and Bar Association president Manan Kumar Mishra, wrote to the Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud, accused “vested interests” of trying to put pressure on the judiciary and malign the court, especially in corruption cases involving politicians.

Union minister and candidate from Arunachal Pradesh West Kiren Rijiju said voices of reason have now come out publicly, speaking about the lawyer’s letter.

“These MPs have created the concept of loyal judiciary and have suspended the Constitution of India. Congress and the Left want the courts and constitutional authorities to serve them otherwise they will immediately start attacking these institutions,” Mr Rijiju said.

The Voice of Reason is now out in public. These MPs coined the concept of ‘Loyal Justice’ and suspended the Constitution of India.
Congress and the Left want the courts and constitutional authorities to work for them, otherwise they will immediately start attacking these institutions. https://t.co/UyQmYOD5Zi

— Kiren Rijiju (Modi Family) (@KirenRijiju) March 28, 2024

Yesterday, the All Manipur Bar Association also wrote to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, stressing the need to speak out against “despicable attacks” on the judiciary. In its letter, the Law Society said it was extremely concerned by recent trends in which vested interests seek to malign the court with “frivolous logic” and “stale political agendas”.

Responding to Prime Minister Modi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the Prime Minister’s remarks were “extremely hypocritical”.

“The Prime Minister’s shameless planning and coordination of attacks on the judiciary in the name of defending the judiciary is the height of hypocrisy. The Supreme Court has dealt him a heavy blow in recent weeks. The electoral bonds scheme is just one example. ..” Ramesh Mr. said in a post on X.

“All the Prime Minister has done in the last 10 years has been to divide, distort, deflect and defame. 1.4 billion Indians are waiting for a befitting reply to him soon,” the Congress leader said.

The Prime Minister shamelessly plans and coordinates attacks on the judiciary in the name of defending the judiciary. This is the height of hypocrisy!

The Supreme Court has come down hard on him in recent weeks. The electoral bonds program is just one example. Supreme… https://t.co/R00ZRdWa7S

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) March 28, 2024

In a separate letter from more than 600 lawyers, they said the tactics used by vested interests “are damaging our courts and threaten the fabric of our democracy.”

Chief Justice Chandrachud’s leadership is crucial in these “tough times” and the Supreme Court should remain strong, they said, adding that now is not the time for dignified silence.

The letter also targets a group of lawyers, without naming them, and claims they defend politicians during the day and then try to influence judges through the media.