PM Modi's 'vintage' Congress culture jibe after 600 lawyers write to CJI: 'To browbeat and bully...'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a ‘vintage Congress culture’ jibe after over 600 lawyers wrote to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, raising concerns against the actions of a “specific interest group".

Prominent lawyers such as senior advocate Harish Salve and Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra were among the 600 who wrote to the CJI.

He said that it is Congress' culture to browbeat and bully others while “shamelessly" wanting commitment for their selfish interests. 

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), said, "To browbeat and bully others is vintage culture. 5 decades ago itself they had called for a "committed judiciary" - they shamelessly want commitment from others for their selfish interests but desist from any commitment towards the nation. No wonder 140 crore Indians are rejecting them."

Contesting PM Modi's comment, leader Jairam Ramesh said that all the Prime Minister has done in the last ten years is divide, distort, divert, and defame. 

On 's “no wonder 140 crore Indians are rejecting" Congress, Ramesh said, “140 crore Indians are waiting to give him a befitting reply very soon."

In his post on X, Ramesh said, “The PM's brazenness in orchestrating and coordinating an attack on the judiciary, in the name of defending the judiciary, is the height of hypocrisy! The Supreme Court has delivered body blows to him in recent weeks. The Electoral Bonds Scheme is but one example. The Supreme Court declared them to be unconstitutional - and it is now proved beyond doubt that they were a blatant instrument of fear, blackmail, and intimidation to force companies to donate to the BJP."

“Instead of giving a legal guarantee to MSP, the Prime Minister has given a legal guarantee to corruption.