With the Supreme Court dismissing PIL seeking independent
investigation over the death of the CBI Special Court judge Justice B.H. Loya, the Bharatiya Najanata Party
has demanded that the Congress party should apologise to the nation.
Addressing a Press conference here today Senior BJP leader and Union HRD Minister, Sri. Prakash
Javadekar said finally the truth had trumped in Justice Loya case, and the Congress party should apologise
for misleading nation on the issue.
While dismissing the PIL on Thursday, the Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak
Mishra, Justice A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud ruled that the judge died of natural causes and that
the petition was a serious attempt to scandalise and obstruct the course of justice. The bench termed the
argument that a single man was controlling the entire judiciary as scandalous. The judges further said
they had a duty to protect the judicial officers and this petition was an attempt to launch a frontal attack
on the judiciary itself.
It may be recalled here that Justice Loya, who was probing alleged fake encounter case of
Sohrabuddin Sheik, died of cardiac arrest in December 2014. BJP President, Sri Amith Shah was one of the
accused in the case.
Referring to a remark by the bench that “political battle should be fought on political field” Sri
Javadekar said it proved that the case a was a politically motivated one orchestrated by Congress. The
verdict was a slap on the face of Congress. The Congress President Rahul Gandhi led delegation of over
150 MPs to Rashtrapati Bhavan to demand an independent probe. It was an attempt to influence the
judicial process. The Congress leader also misled the MPs.
By carrying out a concerted campaign the Congress party turned the case of natural death into a
“mysterious death”. It wanted to turn the needle of suspicion on BJP chief Sri Amith Shah. It was a
conspiracy to implicate him. The Congress party, which was not in the position to face BJP politically, tried
to take on it through other means. If the Congress would not stop pursuing negative politics its strength in
Lok Sabha would shrink further in the next election, he added.
The State BJP General Secretary, Kum. Shobha Karandlaje, who was present in the briefing, said
the Congress party hatched a conspiracy against BJP chief. Sri Rahul Gandhi should apologise before
coming to Karnataka for electioneering, otherwise it would boomerang on him.
On the mysterious accident involving a lorry and Union Minister, Sri Ananthkumar Hegde’s car, she
demanded a thorough enquiry to unearth the truth
