New Delhi: A war of words has begun between the BJP and the Congress over late night transfer of Delhi HC Judge S Muralidhar, on Wednesday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, commenting on the transfer recalled special CBI Judge BH Loya and the BJP took potshots at the Congress by recalling the 1984 Sikh riots.

“Remembering the brave Judge Loya, who wasn’t transferred,” Congress’s Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Thursday to attack the Centre.

Judge Loya was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case of Gujarat, in which Home Minister Amit Shah was an accused.

The Judge had died of a cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014. His family suspected foul play in the sudden death.

President ordered the transfer of Justice S Muralidhar of the Delhi High Court to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, days after the Supreme Court collegium made the recommendation.

However, this coincided with Justice Muralidhar pulling up several BJP leaders and the police over the Delhi violence.  The Congress attacked the ruling BJP and said that the judge was transferred on purpose.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra too attacked the BJP over the transfer and said that it was ‘sad and shameful’.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in response to Rahul Gandhi’s tweet said that the Loya judgement has been well settled by the SC.

“The Loya judgement has been well settled by the Supreme Court. Those raising questions do not respect the judgment of the Apex Court pronounced after elaborate arguments. Does Rahul Gandhi consider himself above even the Supreme Court?” the Law Minister tweeted.

1984-Sikh riots recalled

As Rahul Gandhi recalled Justice Loya, the BJP in return shot back by raking up the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.

Delhi BJP leader and the party’s candidate in Delhi election from Hari Nagar – Tajinder Bagga tweeted, “Remembering the 10,000 Sikhs, who were not Saved,” in response to Rahul Gandhi’s dig at the Centre saying, “Remembering the brave Judge Loya, who wasn’t transferred.”