New Delhi, June 15 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of masterminding the "illegal breakaway of 20 TMC MPs" and their "wholly questionable fusion with an unheard of political outfit".

In a post on X, Jairam Ramesh said the bizarre move is part of the Union Home Minister's strategy "to engineer a two-thirds majority for the NDA in the Lok Sabha".

He alleged that the Home Minister "has taken Indian democracy to new lows".

"A desperate Union Home Minister - who is an absolute disgrace to the position once held by Sardar Patel - has taken Indian democracy to new lows in a shameless manner. He has masterminded the illegal breakaway of 20 TMC MPs and their...