Over 300 lawyers call out Kiren Rijiju for ‘anti-India gang’ remarks; ask him to publicly withdraw his remarks

HY News 30 March, 2023 01:14 pm IST
news-details

Text Size:

More than 300 lawyers of the Supreme Court and high courts criticised Union law minister Kiren Rijiju for his recent statement that some retired judges are “part of an anti-India gang”.

In an open letter, the lawyers on Wednesday demanded that the Union minister should withdraw the comments. The response is signed by senior advocates like Iqbal Chagla, Janak Dwarakadas, Kapil Sibal, A.M. Singhvi, Dushyant Dave, Arvind Datar, Raju Ramachandran, C.U. Singh, Sriram Panchu, R. Vaigai, Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Nitya Ramakrishnan, advocates Prashant Bhushan and Shadan Farasat, and other advocates from various High Courts.

They said the Minister has made it clear that "no voice of dissent will be spared".

“We, the undersigned lawyers practising in diverse courts around the nation, deprecate the unwarranted attack launched against retired judges of the Supreme Court of India by Union Law Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju, at a conclave telecast live by a media house. The allegations of anti-nationalism against people who have dedicated their lives to upholding the rule of law, and the naked threat of reprisals against them, marks a new low in the public discourse of our great nation,” the letter reads.

The letter referred to Rijiju's statement at the India Today Conclave in New Delhi on March 18 where he had raised what the minister called “a calibrated effort” to undermine the Indian judiciary and turn it against the government.

Replying to a question on the action taken by the government in this regard, he said, “Agencies will take action as per the provisions of law. Nobody will escape. Those who have worked against the country will have to pay a price for that.”

Rahul Gandhi asked to vacate official bungalow on Tughlaq Lane by April 22

India Journalism Union Signs MoU with Nepal Press Union

Related News

Leave Comments