New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a robust assault on the Congress celebration right this moment after tons of of attorneys and a few bar associations throughout the nation wrote to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, expressing considerations over makes an attempt to undermine the judiciary’s integrity utilizing political {and professional} stress.

“To browbeat and bully others is classic Congress tradition. 5 many years in the past, they itself had known as for a ‘dedicated judiciary’ – they shamelessly need dedication from others for his or her egocentric pursuits, however desist from any dedication in direction of the nation,” PM Modi mentioned in a put up on the microblogging web site X.

“No surprise, 140 crore Indians are rejecting them,” PM Modi mentioned.

To browbeat and bully others is classic Congress tradition.

5 many years in the past itself they’d known as for a “dedicated judiciary” – they shamelessly need dedication from others for his or her egocentric pursuits however desist from any dedication in direction of the nation.

No surprise 140 crore Indians… https://t.co/dgLjuYONHH

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 28, 2024

PM Modi’s feedback got here after over 600 attorneys, together with Harish Salve and Bar Council chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, wrote to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, alleging {that a} “vested curiosity group” is making an attempt to place stress on the judiciary and defame courts, particularly in circumstances of corruption involving politicians.

Union Minister and Arunachal West candidate Kiren Rijiju mentioned sane voices are overtly popping out now, referring to the letter by the attorneys.

“These Congress individuals coined the idea of dedicated judiciary and suspended Indian Structure. The Congress and leftists need courts and constitutional authorities to serve them or else they instantly begin attacking the very establishments,” Mr Rijiju mentioned.

Sane Voices are overtly coming- out now. These Congress individuals coined the idea of dedicated Judiciary and suspended Indian Structure.
Congress and Leftists need Courts & Constitutional Authorities to serve them or else they instantly begin attacking the very establishments. https://t.co/UyQmYOD5Zi

— Kiren Rijiju (मोदी का परिवार) (@KirenRijiju) March 28, 2024

Yesterday, the All Manipur Bar Affiliation had additionally written to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud highlighting the necessity to converse out in opposition to “underhanded assaults” on the judiciary. The bar affiliation within the letter had mentioned it was extraordinarily involved about latest tendencies the place vested curiosity teams have been making an attempt to defame the courts with “frivolous logic” and “stale political agendas”.

Within the different letter by over 600 attorneys, they mentioned the techniques utilized by the vested curiosity group “are damaging to our courts and threaten our democratic material.”

Chief Justice Chandrachud’s management is essential in these “robust occasions” and the Supreme Court docket ought to stand sturdy, they mentioned, including it’s not the time to take care of dignified silence.

The letter additionally focused a bit of attorneys with out naming them and alleged they defend politicians by day after which attempt to affect judges via the media at night time.