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Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat has strongly criticised BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his recent controversial remarks targeting the judiciary, calling him a “communal serial offender” and questioning the BJP’s claims of distancing itself from his statements.
Speaking to news agency ANI, the former Polit Bureau member condemned Dubey’s communal insinuations against both the Chief Justice of India and a former Chief Election Commissioner.
“This man is a serial offender. In fact, he is a communal serial offender. First of all, he attacked the Supreme Court, with an extremely communal slanderous charge against the CJI. Now he is attacking a former chief election commissioner again in communal terms,” Karat asserted.
Calling out what she described as “hypocrisy” within the BJP, Karat questioned why Dubey continued to hold key positions despite the party labeling his remarks as “personal opinions.”
“Look at the hypocrisy of the BJP. The president says these are his personal comments. The man is the leader of the BJP. He continues to be in leading positions in parliament” she said.
Karat demanded concrete action against Dubey, stating: “It is not a question of distancing the party from him, but taking action against him. That is what required to be done. Take actions against a man who dares to make communal comments against the Supreme Court of India, against the former chief election commissioner and attacking the Constitution of India.”
On Saturday, Dubey, while speaking to ANI, had alleged that the Supreme Court was overstepping its jurisdiction and inciting unrest.
“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...,” he said.
He also questioned the judiciary’s authority in giving directions to the executive, saying: “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 written that the President has to take a decision within three months? This means that you want to take this country towards anarchy.”
Following widespread criticism, the BJP distanced itself from Dubey’s comments. Party president J.P. Nadda issued a clarification on social media platform X, stating: “The BJP has nothing to do with the comments of MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma on the judiciary and the Chief Justice of India. This is their personal comments, but the BJP neither agrees with them nor does it ever support such remarks. The BJP absolutely rejects them.”
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi via a post on X on April 17, had criticized the Waqf Act, calling it a “blatantly sinister and evil plan” by the government to seize Muslim-owned land.
“Wakf Act is undoubtedly a blatantly sinister evil plan of the govt to grab Muslim lands. I'm sure SC will call it out. Misinformation by the mischievous propaganda machine has done its job well,” he wrote.
In response, Dubey on Sunday, a day after BJP distanced itself from his remarks targeting CJI, accused Quraishi of harbouring communal bias during his tenure as the election commissioner.
“You were not an election commissioner, you were a Muslim commissioner,” Dubey said, alleging that the highest number of Bangladeshi infiltrators were added to the voters’ list in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana region during Quraishi’s term.
He further added, “Prophet Muhammad's Islam came to India in 712. This land (Waqf) before that belonged to Hindus or tribals, Jains or Buddhists associated with that faith.”
Despite the BJP’s official position, Karat and other critics continue to demand disciplinary action, highlighting concerns about the growing trend of political attacks on constitutional bodies.
Speaking to news agency ANI, the former Polit Bureau member condemned Dubey’s communal insinuations against both the Chief Justice of India and a former Chief Election Commissioner.
“This man is a serial offender. In fact, he is a communal serial offender. First of all, he attacked the Supreme Court, with an extremely communal slanderous charge against the CJI. Now he is attacking a former chief election commissioner again in communal terms,” Karat asserted.
Calling out what she described as “hypocrisy” within the BJP, Karat questioned why Dubey continued to hold key positions despite the party labeling his remarks as “personal opinions.”
“Look at the hypocrisy of the BJP. The president says these are his personal comments. The man is the leader of the BJP. He continues to be in leading positions in parliament” she said.
#WATCH | Delhi | On BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's statement on the Supreme Court, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat says, "This man is a communal serial offender. First he attacked the Supreme Court with an extremely communal slander charge against the CJI and now he is attacking the former… pic.twitter.com/g8PVBdeu74
— ANI (@ANI) April 21, 2025
Karat demanded concrete action against Dubey, stating: “It is not a question of distancing the party from him, but taking action against him. That is what required to be done. Take actions against a man who dares to make communal comments against the Supreme Court of India, against the former chief election commissioner and attacking the Constitution of India.”
On Saturday, Dubey, while speaking to ANI, had alleged that the Supreme Court was overstepping its jurisdiction and inciting unrest.
“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...,” he said.
He also questioned the judiciary’s authority in giving directions to the executive, saying: “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 written that the President has to take a decision within three months? This means that you want to take this country towards anarchy.”
Following widespread criticism, the BJP distanced itself from Dubey’s comments. Party president J.P. Nadda issued a clarification on social media platform X, stating: “The BJP has nothing to do with the comments of MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma on the judiciary and the Chief Justice of India. This is their personal comments, but the BJP neither agrees with them nor does it ever support such remarks. The BJP absolutely rejects them.”
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi via a post on X on April 17, had criticized the Waqf Act, calling it a “blatantly sinister and evil plan” by the government to seize Muslim-owned land.
“Wakf Act is undoubtedly a blatantly sinister evil plan of the govt to grab Muslim lands. I'm sure SC will call it out. Misinformation by the mischievous propaganda machine has done its job well,” he wrote.
In response, Dubey on Sunday, a day after BJP distanced itself from his remarks targeting CJI, accused Quraishi of harbouring communal bias during his tenure as the election commissioner.
“You were not an election commissioner, you were a Muslim commissioner,” Dubey said, alleging that the highest number of Bangladeshi infiltrators were added to the voters’ list in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana region during Quraishi’s term.
He further added, “Prophet Muhammad's Islam came to India in 712. This land (Waqf) before that belonged to Hindus or tribals, Jains or Buddhists associated with that faith.”
Despite the BJP’s official position, Karat and other critics continue to demand disciplinary action, highlighting concerns about the growing trend of political attacks on constitutional bodies.
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