Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan has strongly criticised the Supreme Court’s decision denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, calling it unfair and unjust. He said keeping them jailed for five years without trial based on protected witness statements makes a mockery of the right to life and liberty.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra criticized former Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud for inviting Prime Minister Modi to a Ganpati puja and for suggesting divine guidance in judicial decisions. Her remarks sparked controversy, with calls for parliamentary action against her. Moitra condemned the government’s incremental erosion of constitutional values over the past decade.
