BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday launched another round of criticism at the Supreme Court, accusing it of inciting a "religious wars" in the country.
After Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, the BJP MP attacked the SC by saying that under Article 368, only Parliament has the authority to make laws, while the apex court's role is limited to interpreting them.
#WATCH | Delhi: "...Supreme Court is responsible for inciting religious wars in the country. The Supreme Court is going beyond its limits. If one has to go to the Supreme Court for everything, then Parliament and State Assembly should be shut..." says BJP MP Nishikant Dubey pic.twitter.com/ObnVcpDYQf
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"The SC has the right to interpret the law...Article 368 states that only the Parliament has the authority to make laws in the country. But now the SC is saying that the President...governor should decide what to do within three months," Dubey told ANI.
#WATCH | BJP MP Nishikant Dubey says, "How can you give direction to the appointing authority? The President appoints the Chief Justice of India. The Parliament makes the law of this country. You will dictate that Parliament?... How did you make a new law? In which law is it… https://t.co/CjTk4wBzHA pic.twitter.com/HYNa8sxBVt
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Dubey's remarks against the SC came after Dhankar questioned the apex court's judgment effectively laid down a deadline for the President and Governors to clear bills.
"The President appoints the Chief Justice of India. The Parliament makes the law of this country. You will dictate the Parliament?... In which law is it written that the President has to take a decision within three months?" he lashed out.
#WATCH | Delhi | On BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's statement on the Supreme Court, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "They are trying to weaken the Supreme Court...Constitutional functionaries, ministers, BJP MPs are speaking against the Supreme Court as the Supreme Court is saying one… pic.twitter.com/LFjObsljXl
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While terming the SC's action as "anarchy", Dubey said that there would be a detailed discussion in the Parliament regarding this.
"Supreme Court is responsible for inciting religious wars in the country...If one has to go to the Supreme Court for everything, then Parliament and State Assembly should be shut," said the BJP MP.
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: On BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's statement on the Supreme Court, former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly says, "Our country is a secular one... The SC is tasked to safeguard the essence of our Constitution, which is why, the SC has put some… pic.twitter.com/vbeDLPGvY0
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If SC is making the laws, then the Parliament should be shut down, he added.
#WATCH | Delhi: On BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's statement on the Supreme Court, AAP Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar says, "He has made a very shoddy statement...I hope that tomorrow only, the Supreme Court will initiate suo-moto contempt proceedings against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and… pic.twitter.com/UljL7mCf2x
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Dubey's remarks came amid petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 is being heard in the SC.
Meanwhile, Congress condemned Dubey's remarks. "Supreme Court is being targeted," said Congress senior leader Jairam Ramesh.
"Efforts are being made to weaken the Supreme Court. Different voices are deliberately coming up and the Supreme Court is being targeted. There is the issue of electoral bonds, the issue of Waqf has come up, the issue of Election Commission is about to come," he said.
Congress leader Manickam Tagore termed Dubey's remarks as "defamatory". "I hope that the Supreme Court judges will take this into notice as he is not speaking in Parliament but outside it. His attack on the Supreme Court is not acceptable," Tagore told ANI.
