BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari on Thursday questioned Rahul Gandhi’s faith in the Supreme Court as the INDIA bloc protested in Delhi. The group demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Bhandari said, “The Supreme Court does not base its verdicts on the mobilisation of crowds on the streets; it decides cases.”
BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari questioned Rahul Gandhi’s faith in the Supreme Court as the INDIA bloc protested in Delhi demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pradeep Bhandari on Thursday hit out at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi as the INDIA bloc staged protests in the national capital, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
Taking a swipe at Gandhi, Bhandari questioned whether the Congress leader was showing a lack of faith in the Supreme Court by holding protests on the streets.
“Is Rahul Gandhi demonstrating a lack of faith in the Supreme Court by staging chaotic protests on the streets?" Bhandari asked.
He further questioned whether Gandhi was trying to build a public narrative around a case that is currently before the top court.
“Does he fear that the case currently before the Supreme Court is so weak on the facts that he feels compelled to manufacture a specific public narrative?" Bhandari said.
The BJP leader also accused Gandhi of attempting to put pressure on the constitutional system through street protests.
“Is Rahul Gandhi attempting to intimidate the constitutional machinery of Indian democracy through street-level anarchy?" he asked.
Bhandari argued that the Supreme Court’s decisions are based on facts and legal proceedings rather than the size of crowds taking part in street protests.
“After all, the Supreme Court does not base its verdicts on the mobilisation of crowds on the streets; it decides cases based on facts," he said.
He also referred to an open letter reportedly signed by more than 40 former judges, saying it highlighted concerns over what he described as the Congress party’s attempts to influence the country’s constitutional machinery.
Bhandari further alleged that Congress workers, led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, had been engaging in “hooliganism and anarchy" under the guise of protests over the past three days.