Goa, Oct. 6 -- Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi condemned an incident in the Supreme Court on Monday, where a lawyer attempted to attack Chief Justice of India BR Gavai by hurling a shoe.

"No words are adequate to condemn the attack on the Honourable Chief Justice of India in the Supreme Court itself. It is an assault not just on him but on our Constitution as well. Chief Justice Gavai has been very gracious, but the nation must stand united with a deep sense of anguish and outrage," Sonia Gandhi said.

The 71-year-old lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, allegedly tried to throw a shoe at CJI Gavai during court proceedings but was stopped by security personnel. Following the incident, the Bar Council of India suspended him for b...