Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Congress and recalled how it had “called for a committed judiciary” even 50 years ago, after a group of eminent lawyers wrote to Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud about a “vested interest group” trying to put pressure on the Indian judiciary in corruption cases involving politicians.
The letter by the group of lawyers, however, didn’t link any political party to the “vested interest group”.
Responding to the Prime Minister, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reminded Mr. Modi that four judges of the Supreme Court were forced to hold a press conference because of “interference” from the government.
