Kiren Rijiju: Attorneys who work in courts all throughout the nation have protested Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s recent claim that some retired judges are associated with an anti-India gang. At the India Today Colloquium on March 18, more than 300 Supreme Court and high court attorneys criticised the minister for his remarks.
The minister was advised by the attorneys to apologise publicly
It’s a few retired judges—possibly three or four—as well as a few of those activists who are a part of the anti-India gang, according to Rijiju. These individuals are attempting to transform the Indian judiciary into the opposition. How are these people able to state out loud that the Indian court ought to confront the ruling class? The minister was advised by the attorneys to apologise publicly for his comments and to stop expressing them in the future. The attorneys condemned the unjustified attacks on the retired Supreme Court justices and referred to the accusations of anti-nationalism levelled against them as “a new low in the public discourse of our great nation.”
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No voice of dissent would be spared by threatening the retiring judges
The minister’s assertion that these judges were part of a “anti-India gang” and his threats that “no one will escape” and that “those who work against the country would pay the price” went beyond any bounds of constitutional appropriateness, according to the lawyers. The lawyers claim that the law minister is explicitly warning every citizen that no voice of dissent would be spared by threatening the retiring judges. The lawyers condemned Rijiju’s comments and reminded him that criticising the government is neither “anti-India” nor “anti-nation,” and that it is not befitting of the minister’s high office.
The lawyers contend that the minister must recognise his responsibility
The attorneys cited PM Modi’s assertion that governments must face the toughest inquiries and criticisms because that is the only way to keep them attentive and receptive in their statement to Rijiju. The lawyers contend that the minister must recognise his responsibility for serving as a link between the executive and judicial branches of government and for upholding a respectful tone in public debate. The freedom of every person to disagree, criticise, and peacefully oppose any government and its policies or operations, according to lawyers, is an inherent basic human right that is also guaranteed by the constitution. They went on to say that criticising the government does not give a high state official the right to cast doubt on anyone’s patriotism.
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