The denial from the BJP was firm and unequivocal. The ruling party at the Centre underlined that it respects the judiciary, and that the provocative comments made by its MPs – Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma – against the Supreme Court have nothing to do with the BJP.
“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 such statements nor does it ever support such statements. The BJP completely rejects these statements,” said JP Nadda in a late-night post on X.
The Supreme Court has been accused of “inciting religious wars in the country” by Nishikant Dubey, a Jharkhand MP from Godda. Asserting that the “Supreme Court is going beyond its limits,” the MP went farther.
Mr. Dubey contended, “Parliament and State Assembly should be shut down if one must go to the Supreme Court for everything.”
Dinesh Sharma, another MP, asserted that “no one can direct the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha” in reference to the Constitution.
The party chief said the MPs and everyone else has been told not to not to make such comments, adding that “judiciary is an integral part of our democracy”.
“Bharatiya Janata Party has always respected the judiciary and gladly accepted its orders and suggestions because as a party we believe that all the courts of the country including the Supreme Court are an integral part of our democracy and are the strong pillar of the protection of the Constitution. I have instructed both of them and everyone else not to make such statements,” said Mr Nadda, who is also the Union Health Minister
The BJP MPs’ sharp remarks come days after the Supreme Court order in a Tamil Nadu case, in which it ruled that Governor RN Ravi’s decision to withhold assent to 10 bills was “illegal and arbitrary”. The Supreme Court bench set a three-month deadline for Presidential and gubernatorial assent to Bills passed by the legislature for the second time. The top court further underlined that it would be prudent for the President to refer Bills with constitutional questions to the Supreme Court.
The remarks also coincide with the Supreme Court’s ongoing hearing on a number of cases contesting the legitimacy of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
During the April 17 hearing, the Center promised the Supreme Court that it would not designate any “Waqf-by-user” clause or add any non-Muslim members to the Board. The guarantee was given the day after the Supreme Court declared that it would think about halting some provisions of the statute.
The Congress noted that the “Supreme Court is being targeted” in response to Mr. Dubey’s comments.
“There are attempts to undermine the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is being targeted, and various voices are purposefully being raised. Congress’s General Secretary in charge of communication, Jairam Ramesh, stated, “Electoral bonds are a problem, Waqf is a problem, and the Election Commission issue is coming up.”
