Cheap politics

Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Epic fail” (April 25). Rank myopia and poor judgement have led Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to rake up the issue of impeaching the Chief Justice of India on grounds that are patently petty and ill-thought-out. There was a very slim chance of the impeachment motion getting Parliament’s nod, and the Congress can now hope to do no more than make a media-splash, which is tantamount to scraping the bottom of the political barrel to score some cheap points.

Eminent legal luminary, Fali Nariman, has powerfully articulated his pain over the impeachment initiative. Not only has he pointed out that it exceeds the administrative grievances aired earlier this year by four senior judges of the apex court, he has warned of the dangers of making the judiciary subservient to the majority party in Parliament.