Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has strongly criticized the BJP's attempt to distance itself from controversial remarks made by its MPs, Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma, regarding the Supreme Court and its Chief Justice. Ramesh dismissed BJP President JP Nadda's distancing as mere damage control, asserting it would deceive no one.
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