The Opposition Congress on Wednesday slammed the ’eminent personalities’ for writing an open letter against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, calling them ‘BJP employment exchange applicants’.
“These eminent personalities seem more like BJP employment exchange applicants. They appear to be dealing with matters beyond their roles and responsibilities,” Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said.
Shrinate also sought to know why these people don’t talk about the increasing crime rate and repeated intelligence failures.
“Before 2014, people would ask questions of the government, but now they are questioning the opposition, which is not even in power,” she said.
The Congress spokesperson asserted that Rahul Gandhi is fighting firmly to save democracy in the country. “He is presenting proofs and not just making allegations,” he added.
The Congress reaction came shortly after a collective of 272 distinguished public figures, including former RAW chief Sanjeev Tripathi, ex-Jammu & Kashmir DGP SP Vaid, and retired diplomat Lakshmi Puri, issued a strongly worded open letter criticising Rahul Gandhi and the Congress leadership.
The group has accused them of deliberately trying to undermine key constitutional bodies, particularly the Election Commission of India.
In their open letter, titled ‘Assault on National Constitutional Authorities’, the signatories expressed alarm at what they described as a targeted attempt to delegitimise “foundational institutions”.
They wrote that a “rising tide of venomous rhetoric” is being directed at pillars of the Republic. According to them, certain political leaders have abandoned constructive policy engagement and instead rely on angry accusations without evidence.
After “their attempts to tarnish” the Armed Forces, Judiciary, Parliament, and several constitutional offices, the letter says those very leaders have now shifted their attack to the Election Commission, attempting to portray it as compromised.