- By Shubham Bajpai
- Tue, 22 Apr 2025 02:04 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Amid the ongoing debate over the judiciary vs executive, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has reaffirmed parliament's supremacy in legislative matters. He reaffirmed his stance on "judicial overreach" by the Supreme Court.
He said, "Elected representatives... they are the ultimate masters as to what the Constitution's content will be. There is no visualisation in the Constitution of any authority above Parliament. Parliament is supreme, and that being the situation, let me tell you, it is as supreme as every individual in the country."
The Supreme Court, in its recent verdict, has set a three-month timeline for the President to decide on bills reserved by the governors that triggered a row.
While addressing a Delhi University event on Tuesday, Dhankhar doubled down to silence his critics and said that every word spoken by a constitutional authority is guided by the supreme national interest.
Reacting to the ruling, VP Dhankhar had said that the judiciary can not get into the domain of executives and play the role of a 'supreme parliament.'
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"I find it inconceivably intriguing that some have recently reflected that constitutional offices can be ceremonial or ornamental. Nothing can be far distanced from a wrong understanding of the role of everyone in this country, constitutional functionary or a citizen. According to me, a citizen is supreme because a nation and democracy are built by citizens. Every one of them has a role! The soul of democracy resides and pulsates in every citizen. Democracy will blossom, its values will get heightened when a citizen is alert, a citizen contributes, and what a citizen contributes there is no substitution for that." Dhankhar said.
Recalling Indira Gandhi's deafeat post Emergency, the VP said, "A prime minister, who imposed the Emergency, was held accountable in 1977. Therefore, let there be no doubt about it - the Constitution is for the people and it's a repository of safeguarding it..."