Amidst controversy over Rahul Gandhi’s irresponsible comments on sedition laws, India’s Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized the vice president of Congress for his remarks. In a series of tweets, Mr. Rijiju said, if there is one party that is the antithesis of freedom, democracy and respect for institutions, it is the Indian National Congress. He said, this party has always stood with Breaking India forces and left no opportunity to divide India.
He stated that it was none other than Jawaharlal Nehru who created the First Amendment. The Jana Sangh and Syama Prasad Mookerjee, he said, opposed this restriction of freedom of expression. During her tenure as Prime Minister, Ms Indira Gandhi introduced the Committed Judiciary to weaken the Judiciary, which was the third pillar. For the first time in India’s history, Section 124 A became a cognisable offense under the Indira Gandhi government.
Law Minister said that this happened in the new Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which became effective in 1974. The Law Minister asked whether Congress checked its own past actions. The UPA Government has the worst record of filing sedition cases. Recounting Minister P. Chidambaram had filed sedition cases against thousands of people in 2012, Mr. Rijiju said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has acquired a reputation as a comical figure on social media, blogs and mobile apps and is the butt of jokes from millions of users across popular media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram to name a few. Not a week goes by without a media gaffe by Rahul Gandhi.