The minister's remarks came at a time when the government and the judiciary have differences over the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
Union Minister Arjun Munda on Monday slammed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi over UK's British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)'s documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he should respect the Supreme Court which gave a clean chit to the then Gujarat Chief Minister.
The Indian Army is not bound to give proof about the surgical strikes it conducted in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, former IAF officer Wg Cdr Praful Bakshi (retd) said on Monday, adding that the government knows that sharing the details of the attack is "against the policy of the army".
Digvijaya Singh's remark on Balakot surgical strikes against Pakistan has drawn immense fury from the ex-Indian Air Force personnel who on Monday said the Congress leader "is not aware of the facts and is misinformed".
Amid the political storm over Digvijaya Singh's remarks on surgical strikes, Congress on Monday distanced itself from the party leader's statement stating that it supports "all military actions" in "national interest".
The remarks by Sharif came after Imran Khan in a recent interview claimed that former army chief General (R) Qamar Javed Bajwa had "sent two brigadiers" in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in the Panama Papers case that ultimately led to the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif.
Sharply reacting to Digvijaya Singh's remark on India's Surgical strike against Pakistan, BJP alleged that the Congress leader has been "blinded" by the hatred against PM Modi, while adding that such statements are made at the behest of the top leadership of Congress.
Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday hit out at Congress senior leader Digvijay Singh over the latter disregarding 'surgical strike' against Pakistan and said that the Congress party should change its name to Pak Parast Party (PPP).
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has praised PM Narendra Modi for his recent remarks cautioning BJP leaders from making unnecessary comments on movies and personalities.
Taking a dig at the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Karnataka assembly, Siddaramaiah for comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with German dictator Adolf Hitler, state Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that such "cheap" remarks are not a part of the state's political culture.
Reacting to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks against Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra', Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi had set out for the march to unite the nation.