BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of using protests to challenge institutions

BJP leaders criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he and INDIA bloc members marched and submitted a memorandum to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.

BJP leaders said the protests were an attempt to pressure the judiciary over a matter they described as being before the courts.

They also accused Gandhi of making unsupported claims about election irregularities and said Congress should provide proof and support an independent probe.

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Congress's election losses reflected problems with its leadership, not the Election Commission.

BJP leaders also pointed to factional disputes in Congress state units and losses in recent bypolls.

The dispute matters because it concerns how political parties challenge election results and engage with the courts and other institutions.

The account gives no specific next step beyond the opposition's call for an independent probe.