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Tiwari asks Rahul, Kejri to apologise for ‘tarnishing’ Shah’s image

Delhi BJP president, Manoj Tiwari while welcoming the Supreme Court order rejecting plea to probe judge BH Loya’s death, demanded…

Tiwari asks Rahul, Kejri to apologise for ‘tarnishing’ Shah’s image

Manoj Tiwari (Photo Credits: Facebook)

Delhi BJP president, Manoj Tiwari while welcoming the Supreme Court order rejecting plea to probe judge BH Loya’s death, demanded a public apology from Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for “tarnishing” BJP chief Amit Shah’s image.

Tiwari said several leaders, including Gandhi and Kejriwal, were at the forefront of attacking the BJP and “dragging” the name of the party’s national president in the case.

“Rahul Gandhi, if he believes in judiciary, should now tender a public apology. Arvind Kejriwal should also apologise,” he said in a press conference.

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“After the court’s observation that judge Loya died a natural death, it is clear that the political parties including Congress and AAP were running a politically motivated campaign to tarnish the image of party president Amit Shah,” Tiwari observed. He added that the apex court’s judgment had come as a victory of truth and vindication of BJP’s stand.

In light of the order, a public debate should start in the country over the freedom to file PILs and making unfounded allegations, he felt. “As it appears in the present case, the public interest litigations (PILs) were used as a political interest litigation,” Tiwari remarked.

The Supreme Court on Thursday morning ruled that special CBI judge Judge Loya died of natural causes and that the petitions were serious attempts to scandalise and obstruct the course of justice.

It dubbed the PILs into the death of judge Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, frivolous and motivated litigations to settle political scores. Shah was an accused in the case but was later absolved of charges.

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