- By Raju Kumar
- Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:39 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and party MLA Agnimitra Paul are likely to land into legal trouble for their attacks on the judiciary as a lawyer on Monday sought the consent of Attorney General R Venkataramani to initiate contempt of court action against the duo.
ABrijesh Singh wrote a letter, saying both leaders "deliberately uttered scandalous, false and lowering statements in the larger public domain via media agencies and channels against the Supreme Court" and lowered its dignity and impacted the "deep-rooted faith" of the common man in the judiciary.
"Both persons are the lawmakers. Nishikant Dubey is an MP from Jharkhand, and Agnimitra Paul is also an elected member of the West Bengal assembly. Both persons, one after another, through words, deliberately attacked the Supreme Court. It is highly condemnable that the judiciary can be targeted in such a manner," the letter stated.
Contempt of Court against Nishikant Dubey?
The advocate sought Venkataramani's consent for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against Dubey and Agnimitra under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act and the rules to regulate proceedings for contempt of the Supreme Court.
On April 20, legal experts denounced Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Dubey's disparaging statements against the judiciary, fueling the matter further.
"Super Parliament" Jibe By Vice President
The Vice President recently questioned the judiciary setting a timeline for the President to make decisions and acting as a "super Parliament", saying the Supreme Court cannot fire a "nuclear missile" at democratic forces.
Soon after Dhankar's comments, Dubey said Parliament and assemblies should be shut if the apex court had to make laws. The BJP MP also blamed Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna for "religious wars" in India.
Echoing Dubey's remarks, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul asked, "He (Nishikant Dubey) has said the right thing. President appoints the Chief Justice of India. Then how can the Chief Justice of India deny President's order?" The Opposition leaders also attack Dhankar and Dubey for thier remarks.
(With PTI inputs)
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