New Delhi, May 8: The Supreme Court has on Thursday strongly criticized BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his “highly irresponsible” remarks accusing the judiciary, especially CJI Sanjiv Khanna, of provoking civil and religious unrest in the country.
Though the court refused to entertain a contempt petition against Dubey, it condemned his statements as scandalous and potentially obstructive to justice.
The bench, led by CJI Khanna, stated that such hate speech threatens social harmony and must be tackled firmly.
Amid ongoing hearings on the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, BJP MP from Jharkhand’s Godda, during an interview, had said that “Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna is responsible for all the civil wars happening in India” and “to provoke the religious war in this country, only and only the Supreme Court is responsible”.
“In our opinion, the comments were highly irresponsible and reflect a penchant to attract attention by casting aspersions on the Supreme Court of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court,” said a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, in its order, uploaded on the website of the apex court on Thursday.
Emphasizing that the judiciary is not fragile, the court dismissed Dubey’s allegations as baseless and absurd.
Meanwhile, the BJP distanced itself from Dubey’s comments, calling them his personal views.
The PIL filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari had said that the entire contents of Dubey’s interview were full of derogatory speech towards the judiciary and the Supreme Court.
