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Dubey blamed CJI Sanjiv Khanna for the "civil wars" happening in India. File photo: Sansad TV/Screengrab

‘SC responsible for inciting religious wars in country’: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Dubey also said that Parliament and state Assemblies should be closed down if the apex court has to make the laws


BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday (April 19) launched a scathing attack on the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, and held the apex court “responsible for inciting religious wars in the country”.

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Dubey, a fourth-term Lok Sabha MP, also said that Parliament and state Assemblies should be closed down if the apex court has to make the laws.

‘SC going beyond its limits’

His comments came after the Centre’s assurance to the Supreme Court that it would not be implementing some of the contentious provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act till the next day of hearing after the court raised questions over them.

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“Kanoon yadi Supreme Court hi banayega to Sansad Bhavan bandh kar dena chahiye (If the Supreme Court makes the law then the Parliament House should be shut),” Dubey said on X (formerly Twitter).

Later, Dubey told news agency ANI, “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 Assemblies should be shut.”

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“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 to Parliament?... How did you make a new law? In which law is it written that the President has to take a decision within three months? This means that you want to take this country towards anarchy. When the Parliament sits, there will be a detailed discussion on this,” he added.

Petitions in SC over Waqf Act

Further, he blamed CJI Khanna for the "civil wars" happening in India. “Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna is responsible for all the civil wars happening in this country.”

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The Supreme Court is hearing several pleas challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which was passed by Parliament in the first week of this month.

Dubey appeared to question the Supreme Court’s critical observations on the Act's dilution of the "Waqf by use" provision, saying it has sought documentary proof in cases involving temples, including Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, but has chosen to ignore the similar need in the ongoing case.

Citing Article 368 of the Constitution, he said that law-making is the job of Parliament, and the Supreme Court is meant to interpret the laws.

The court can order the government but not Parliament, he asserted.

Debate over SC ruling on Bills sent to President

Dubey cited the court's earlier decisions to decriminalise consensual homosexuality, which was covered under Section 377 of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code, and to strike down Section 66(A) of the IT Act to target its alleged overreach.

Dubey, an MP from Godda in Jharkhand, claimed that the court decriminalised homosexuality despite all religions considering it wrong and that Section 66(A) was required to curb the increasing misuse of online platforms to send objectionable contents.

The apex court's recent decision to set a timeline for the President of India to take a decision on the Bills sent to her has triggered a fresh round of debate, with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar voicing strong disapproval of the judgement.

(With agency inputs)

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