Surat (Gujarat) [India], April 21 : Congress leader Ajoy Kumar on Monday strongly condemned BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks on the judiciary, saying that such statements are acts of treason.
Kumar asserted that Dubey's comments were part of a deliberate attempt by the BJP to undermine the authority of the Supreme Court.
Speaking to ANI, Kumar said, "This is not a statement of Nishikant Dubey, it is a planned statement of the BJP to demoralise the Supreme Court...They get orders from the top...Nishikant Dubey should be suspended and removed from the party...This kind of statement has never been made on the Supreme Court in history...Giving these kinds of statements is an act of treason."
This comes amid a row over Dubey's recent comments in which he criticised the Supreme Court. He alleged that the apex court was "inciting religious wars" and questioned its authority, even suggesting that the Parliament building should be shut down if the court continues making laws.
Dubey had said, "The top court has only one aim: 'Show me the face, and I will show you the law'. The Supreme Court is going beyond its limits. If one has to go to the Supreme Court for everything, then Parliament and the State Assembly should be shut."
Following the controversy, the BJP has "completely rejected" and distanced itself from the controversial remarks made by Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma on the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India.
In a post on X on Saturday, BJP National President JP Nadda said, "The Bharatiya Janata Party has nothing to do with the statements made by BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma on the judiciary and the Chief Justice of the country. These are their personal statements, but the BJP neither agrees with nor supports such statements. The BJP completely rejects these statements."