TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Friday accused the BJP-led Center of “bleeding the Constitution with a thousand cuts” and said it was clear that the political executive had “systematically destroyed democracy” over the past 10 years, according to a news agency. PTI Reported.
During the debate in the Lok Sabha on the occasion of 75 years of the Constitution, Moitra targeted former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud without naming him and said that what is the problem of the opposition, some members of the higher judiciary seem to be trying their best to compromise. Independence and integrity of the country’s constitutional courts.
“The outgoing CJI waxed eloquent about how the right to bail has been granted during his tenure. From A for Arnab to Z for Zubair, his letters look like acronyms because they don’t include G for Gulfisha Fatima, H for Honey Babu, Khalid Saifi’s K for not included, S for Sharjeel Imam not included, U for Umar Khalid and countless others,” she said in her speech.
In an apparent reference to Chandrachud, Moitra said the former chief justice said the Supreme Court was not meant to act as a political opposition. PTI Reported. “Since we are in the opposition, we do not need the Supreme Court to do our work. We are not calling for it (to do so) but what is troubling us is that some members of the higher judiciary seem to be trying their best to compromise the independence and integrity of our constitutional courts,” she said.
The TMC MP criticized Chandrachud for hosting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence during Ganpati celebrations. “I don’t think the framers of our Constitution envisioned a scenario where judges rely on private conversations with God rather than on objective reasoning, logic, law and the Constitution to write justice,” he added.
In a message to the CJIs, she said, and PTI Quoting: “Don’t worry about your personal legacy, don’t take instructions from your God, don’t turn your private family function into a televised circus with a political executive. The Constitution is your only God, the Constitution is the only ‘Athithi’ (guest) who is your ‘God’ ‘ (God). Divas don’t leave legacies, only defenders of our basic sovereign rights will be remembered. Moitra claims that a large number of people feel the Constitution is ‘at risk’ As a representative of the people, it is necessary to test whether it spreads fear or not. He also emphasized that the need of the hour is to ensure that the idea of India lives in its pure form.
In the BJP
The MP said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cannot seize power by taking away the rights of others. PTI cited.
“When faced with this allegation, this ruling party uses the same defense – what about Mrs. (Indira) Gandhi’s Emergency? Yes, it was an all-out attack on democracy, no question about that, but we saw it for what it was. This govt. Modus operandi There has been an indirect and creeping, incremental and systemic attack for the past 10 years,” she said.
The TMC MP alleged that the Modi government has continuously sought to blur the distinction between the ruling party and the state by undermining and usurping all mechanisms for seeking executive accountability. “It’s cutting our constitution by thousands,” he added.
According to the news agency, Moitra also flagged electoral malpractices giving unfair advantage to the BJP. Voter boycott has reached epic proportions in India, he claimed.
Targeting the ‘prejudiced majority state’ that excludes minority groups and creates an entire section of second-class citizens, she said this government had earlier introduced the ‘discriminatory’ Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which openly violated the right to equality. the law
On the BJP’s attack
Hitting out at BJP-ruled states, Moitra said these governments are competing with each other in “bulldozer justice”, demolishing the homes of minorities in general, without due process of law, according to the report.
Moitra also attacked the BJP government for abrogating the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir and said it had hampered the right to freedom of expression of the people of the region.
Further hitting out at the Center on the issue of the Election Commission’s autonomy, Moitra said, “Since this government came in, two commissions have unthinkably resigned before the completion of their tenure.” He alleged that the Lok Sabha elections earlier in the year saw “clear and serious” violations by the BJP and the Prime Minister, which were overlooked by a compliance Election Commission.
There have been serious compromises in other institutional bodies as well, Moitra added. “It is clear that this political executive has systematically destroyed democracy for the past 10 years. It fails spectacularly in all three tests of constitutional accountability. Our constitution is bleeding from a thousand cuts,” she said, according to the news agency PTI.
In research agencies
He also targeted investigative agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as the government’s “department of coercion”. “In a case cooked up against me, the CBI is wasting precious time looking for a scarf and lipstick given to me by a friend,” she said.
Reference to Judge Loya’s death
During his speech, Moitra also created an uproar in the Lok Sabha regarding the death of Judge BH Loya “long before his time”, with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accusing him of raising an issue settled by the Supreme Court and “warning of appropriate parliamentary action, as news agency PTI Reported.
The House was adjourned twice throughout the day due to the uproar over the issue. The debate resumed after Speaker Om Birla asked him to verify his claim. He also assured opposition members that he would look into their reservations against Rijizu’s “threatening” language against women MPs. PTI The report said.
Uproar over Moitra’s speech
BJP member Nishikant Dubey raised the issue objecting to Chandrachud’s criticism. Dubey also accused Moitra of asking him about Loya’s death.
In a post on X, Moitra told all who reported that “Parliamentary Affairs Minister warned me – I will face action for threatening me! Her comments should be deleted – not mine!” Rijiju said that The judge’s death case is over and the TMC MP’s comments were very serious. There is no question of any link or interference, he added.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister said, “We will take appropriate parliamentary action. You can’t escape. You are setting a very wrong example.”
When the House reconvened, leaders of opposition, TMC’s Saugata Roy and Congress’s KC Venugopal protested Rijiju’s choice of words, according to the news agency. Both MPs said that if there is any problem with Moitra’s speech, the ruling party can resort to appropriate rules for action.
Addressing the speaker, Venugopal said, “You are a protector. You have the right to delete, remove… Parliamentary Affairs Minister took over the entire House and threatened the lady members. Roy also accused Rijiju of “absolutely trying” to intimidate Moitra. Congress leader Venugopal said it is the minister’s responsibility to maintain peace in the House but he “threatened” and threatened the woman member. He demanded that Rijiju apologize or remove his comments, according to PTI.
Meanwhile, the speaker expressed his grief to the members involved in the accusations and counter-accusations and urged them to have a constructive debate on the issues of the constitution. He said that after looking at what the minister said, he would remove it if necessary.
– With PTI input
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