Congress trying to threaten, silence judiciary: Venkaiah Naidu

New Delhi: The government today came down hard on the Congress party for its repeated allegations of political vendetta over the Delhi High Court's decision denying relief to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul from personal appearance in the National Herald case.

Responding to allegations by the Congress, Parliamentary Affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that the protests were an attempt by the Congress to threaten the judiciary. “This is an attempt to threaten and silence the judiciary. The government has nothing to do with this matter,” Naidu said, referring to the furore created by the Congress in Parliament over the Delhi High Court's decision.  

Naidu further slammed the Congress party for not allowing the Parliament to function, saying the whole country was watching and were well aware of the reasons behind such behaviour. “The whole country is discussing why the Congress has created such a ruckus. It is a subject of research,” he said  in New Delhi today.

Countering the opposition party's attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Naidu reminded the opposition party that it is the courts they should approach for justice. “They are creating commotion without even knowing what the subject is. Do they even know why they are protesting?,” Naidu asked, accusing the Congress of anarchy. 

“Some people have got together and resolved not to allow the House to function,” he added. 

Naidu's aggressive counter comes at a time when members of the Congress continue to stall proceedings in both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha alleging "political vendetta" against its leaders. 

“Congress believes in mobocracy, not democracy,” said the Union minister, adding that democracy was in peril from the Congress party. “They are seeking revenge from the people for not giving them the political mandate,” he added.
 
Naidu also took a dig on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). 

“Somebody must have reminded him that this case was filed in Manmohan Singh's tenure. There was a document related to a decision made by Manmohan Singh which was torn up by Rahul. Maybe he is still upset with the decision, which is why he is still talking about the PMO,” Naidu said, adding that the National Herald case wasn't filed in the BJP's tenure. 

“No sensible individual can support the Congress on this matter,” he added.