Hours after an attempted attack on Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai by a now-suspended lawyer inside the Supreme Court, video clips and social media posts have surfaced alleging that Hindu right-wing YouTubers and commentators openly discussed and appeared to encourage violence against the Chief Justice a week before the incident.
While defending his attempt to assault Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court, now-suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore justified his act by claiming that the CJI’s remarks against the “bulldozer raj” were wrong and even hinted that he might strike again.
An advocate attempted to throw an object at Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai during the Supreme Court’s Monday morning session, allegedly shouting, “India will not tolerate the insult of Sanatan Dharma,” before being quickly escorted out by security personnel.
Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, delivering the inaugural Sir Maurice Rault Memorial Lecture at the University of Mauritius on Friday, stressed that democracy rests on ensuring law serves justice rather than arbitrary power, recalling his 2024 “bulldozer case” judgment against illegal demolitions and affirmed that “India is governed by the Rule of Law, not the rule of the bulldozer.”
Following the killing of six Muslims in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Sunday, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Madani, in a letter addressed to Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, urged immediate action to stop the growing stir of communal tensions under the guise of mosque surveys.
Two advocates filed a letter on Friday with the country's highest court, calling for an investigation into alleged electoral malpractices and voter intimidation during...