Nadda highlights Supreme Court probe while criticizing Gandhi’s police‑station sit‑in

Union Minister JP Nadda used his Friday press briefing to point out the Supreme Court’s active role in examining the July 20 incident that sparked Rahul Gandhi’s dharna at the Parliament Road police station. While Gandhi sat on a pallet‑gun victim’s behalf, Nadda argued that the protest was a “camera‑jeev” effort to commandeer media space, not a genuine call for justice. He reminded listeners that the apex court has already constituted a five‑member high‑level committee, chaired by a former judge, to investigate the matter, and questioned why Gandhi would choose to stage a sit‑in in front of cameras while the highest judicial body conducts its inquiry. Nadda further suggested that the Congress’s actions reflect political desperation and a desire to divert public attention from the party’s recent embarrassment over the Vande Mataram controversy and a senior leader’s tricolour cake‑cutting episode.