New Delhi/IBNS, Aug. 12 -- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has criticised the Supreme Court's order that has asked for the relocation of all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelter homes amid the rising cases of dog bites and deaths due to rabies.

The top court on Monday ruled that all stray dogs from the residential localities will have to be shifted to the shelters within eight weeks and any organisation attempting to block it will face the strictest punishment.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan passed the order while hearing the matter after taking note of a news report on deaths due to rabies following dog bites.

The court said it will only hear the Centre's argument and not from any dog lover or a third party in the case.

The ...