INDIA bloc’s Vice-President candidate Sudershan Reddy defended his Salwa Judum judgement, telling Amit Shah to “read the judgement and then speak.” He said he will continue to protect the Constitution.
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal accused the Modi government of “weaponising laws” and called it the most “constitutionally immoral” in India’s history. He strongly opposed new bills that propose removal of PM, CMs, and ministers if arrested for 30 days.
Jharkhand High Court has adjourned Rahul Gandhi’s petition challenging criminal proceedings in the Chaibasa MP-MLA court over alleged defamatory remarks against Amit Shah. The matter will be heard again after two weeks.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah recalled that his bail plea in the Sohrabuddin encounter case remained pending for two years, something he termed unprecedented. He said he had to stay outside Gujarat from 2010 to 2012 due to the prolonged delay.
Retired judges slam Amit Shah over “unfortunate, prejudicial misinterpretation” of the Salwa Judum verdict, defending Sudershan Reddy and warning against political attacks undermining judiciary independence.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed Justice Sudershan Reddy over the Salwa Judum judgment, alleging it ended Adivasis’ right to self-defence and protected Naxals, targeting the INDIA bloc’s Vice Presidential nominee.
Justice B Sudershan Reddy said the Salwa Judum verdict was the Supreme Court’s collective decision, not his personal stand, after Amit Shah accused him of “supporting Naxalism.” He stressed, “The judgment is not mine, the judgment is of the Supreme Court.”
A Sultanpur MP-MLA court adjourned Rahul Gandhi’s defamation case hearing to September 9 after his lawyer sought more time. The case stems from Gandhi’s 2018 remarks calling Amit Shah “an accused in a murder case.”
Home Minister Amit Shah accused INDIA bloc’s VP nominee, Justice B Sudershan Reddy, of supporting Naxalism through his 2011 Salwa Judum judgment. He claimed the ruling weakened India’s fight against extremism.
Kapil Sibal has demanded a public statement from Amit Shah on the sudden disappearance of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar after his July resignation. Sibal says India has never seen such a situation in its democratic history.
