Criticizing the Supreme Court’s decision to release the remaining killers of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi from prison, the Congress on Friday called the verdict “totally unacceptable and completely erroneous.”
Jairam Ramesh, general secretary and in charge of communications for the Congress Party, stated that the party strongly opposes it and finds it completely untenable. “The decision of the Supreme Court to free the remaining killers of former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi is totally unacceptable and completely erroneous. The Congress Party criticizes it clearly and finds it wholly untenable,” the Congress MP said.
He further said, “It is most unfortunate that the Supreme Court has not acted in consonance with the spirit of India on this issue.”
The Congress MP from Tamil Nadu, Manickam Tagore, took a swipe at the central government on the issue and questioned if Prime Minister Narendra Modi supported the three Sri Lankan accused.
Congress MP from Tamil Nadu Manickam Tagore took to Twitter and wrote, “Why there was no Union government advocates present today when the case came up? Whether [?]@narendramodi[?] supports the three Srilankans crime? What about the national security implications Mr Modi? How can you close your eyes and help terrorists?” Criticizing the Supreme Court’s decision, the Congress called the verdict “totally unacceptable and completely erroneous.”
The statement by Congress came soon after the Supreme Court ordered the release of six convicts, including Nalini Sriharan and RP Ravichandran, serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
A bench of BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna passed the order while taking into consideration the good conduct of convicts in the prison.
The apex court noted that they had been behind bars for a very long period of time.
