<span style="color: #222222;">Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comment on sedition laws. In a series of tweets, Mr. Rijiju said, if there is one party that is the antithesis of freedom, democracy and respect for institutions, it is the Indian National Congress. He said, this party has always stood with Breaking India forces and left no opportunity to divide India.<br />''<br />''The Law Minister said, who brought in the First Amendment, none other than Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He said, it was Syama Prasad Mookerjee and the Jana Sangh which stood in opposition to this measure aimed at curtailing freedom of expression.<br />''<br />''Mr. Rijiju said, the then Prime Minister Ms Indira Gandhi came up with the idea of a Committed Judiciary to weaken the Judiciary, the third pillar. He said, it was the Indira Gandhi Government which made Section 124 A a cognisable offence for the first time in India's history.<br />''<br />''The Law Minister said, this happened in the new Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 which came into force in 1974. He asked whether Congress has checked its own past actions. He said, UPA Government has the worst track record of filing sedition cases.<br />''<br />''Mr Rijiju said, in 2012, thousands of people had sedition cases filed against them under the watchful eyes of Recounting Minister P. Chidambaram.<br />''<br />''Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court Order on Sedition laws had commented that speaking the truth is patriotism, not treason.</span><br />