BENGALURU: BJP Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, Lahar Singh Siroya, on Tuesday accused the Congress party under Rahul Gandhi of orchestrating a targeted campaign to undermine constitutional institutions, including the Election Commission of India and the Supreme Court.
Taking to the social media platform X, Siroya said the Congress leadership was attempting to “spread lies and anarchy” to save the party.
He was responding to remarks made by Congress MLC B.K. Hariprasad, after the Supreme Court warned Rahul Gandhi over his comments on the Indian Army.
It is very unfortunate that Hariprasad, a sitting MLC in Karnataka and former Rajya Sabha member, has cast aspersions on the Supreme Court of India, " says Siroya.
"In his Kannada X post, Hariprasad has alleged that the Supreme Court’s remarks on Rahul Gandhi are indicative not just of the falling standards of the Court, but are also of its support to a dictatorial attitude. Those are very strong words, " he observed.
Siroya pointed out that Hariprasad’s post referred to Rahul Gandhi as a "shadow prime minister" and questioned how a person holding a constitutional post could disrespect another.
The BJP leader further noted that the Congress MLC had shockingly claimed that the Supreme Court and some High Courts were making "politically inspired observations and judgements."