Congress criticised the Supreme Court’s order of releasing six convicts of Rajiv Gandhi assassination. While condemning the decision, Congress called the order “totally unacceptable and completely erroneous”.
Congress General Secretary Incharge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said that the party criticizes it clearly and finds it wholly untenable. “The decision of the Supreme Court to free the remaining killers of former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi is totally unacceptable and completely erroneous. The Congress Party criticizes it clearly and finds it wholly untenable,” the Congress MP said. He further said, “it is most unfortunate that the Supreme Court has not acted in consonance with the spirit of India on this issue.”
The statement by Congress came soon after the Supreme Court ordered the release of six convicts including Nalini Sriharan and RP Ravichandran, serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.