Demanding strict action against those responsible for the attack, Mohan argued that the attack on CJI Gavai sets a "bad precedent" and was reflective of the condition of the Scheduled Castes in the country.
During the initial stages of the attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue last Thursday, the assailant phoned the police "claiming to pledge allegiance to the so-called Islamic State," a spokesperson for Counter Terrorism Policing North West said in a statement.
Without naming him, PM Modi referred to a recent interview of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, in which he discussed the UPA government's response to Pakistan following the 26/11 attacks.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reacted to the attacks on BJP MPs and MLAs in North Bengal on Wednesday. She emphasised that people are prone to anger during the time of Communal tensions and floods.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivkumar on Wednesday condemned the alleged attempt to attack Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai inside the Supreme Court, calling the action wrong and added that strict action should be taken.
At a press conference held in Bengaluru, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge deeply condemned the attempted attack on the Chief Justice of India BR Gavai in the Supreme Court.
TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh on Wednesday condemned the attack on the party's Tripura office, alleging that the BJP might be behind the incident as an act of revenge.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari slammed the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) government after a lawyer attempted to throw an object at the Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai with the alleged intention of causing him injury.
Union Minster Sukanta Majumdar met with BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh on Wednesday in Siliguri West Bengal, after both party leaders were attacked by some local persons in Jalpaiguri's Dooars region in West Bengal on Monday.