Oppn condemns attack on CJI, says a ‘dangerous new low’ for democracy

CONDEMNING the attack on Chief Justice of India B R Gavai as shameful and “mindless act”, the Opposition on Monday said that the incident demonstrated how hate and fanaticism have e gulfed society.

- PREETHA NAIR @ New Delhi

In a statement, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said, “No words are adequate to condemn the attack on the Honourable Chief Justice of India in the Supreme Court itself. It is an assault not just on him but on our Constitution as well....,” she said.

The party also termed the incident a “shocking breach” of decorum and a dangerous new low in India’s democratic history, claiming it to be an assault on the judiciary and the Constitution.