Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel dared the eminent personalities who wrote an open letter condemning Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his allegations against the Election Commission of India, to "question the government".
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday criticised the 272 eminent citizens for their open letter condemning the repeated allegations against the Election Commission and other state bodies by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
Earlier in the day, over 272 eminent citizens, including 16 Judges, 123 retired bureaucrats, 14 Ambassadors, 133 retired armed forces officers, wrote an open letter condemning the repeated "assault on national constitutional authorities" by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
After eminent personalities wrote an open letter condemning Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi for his allegations against the Election Commission of India, BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on him, saying that he neither cares about India nor In
"They (ECI) didn't give any answer to the evidence which was presented by Rahul Gandhi. If you reject evidence, then you tell on what basis it was done. Only to say that Rahul Gandhi is wrong is not correct," Khurshid told ANI.
"This pattern of behaviour reflects what might be called 'impotent rage' --deep anger born of repeated electoral failure and frustration, without a concrete plan to reconnect with the people," the letter states.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alongwith Congress leaders, paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Central Hall in the Parliament on her 108th birth anniversary on Wednesday.
The ruling NDA got 202 seats, a three-fourths majority in the 243-member House. This is the second time the NDA has crossed the 200-mark in the assembly polls. In the 2010 polls, it had won 206 seats.