Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav faced backlash for suggesting India should operate according to the majority’s wishes at a Vishva Hindu Parishad event. Union Minister Giriraj Singh defended him, claiming his remarks were made outside a judicial context. Critics, including AAP MP Sanjay Singh, decried the comments as unconstitutional and contrary to India’s inclusive Constitution.
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat on Monday (Dec 9) wrote to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna demanding action against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav for his comment that the country will function according to the wishes of the majority living here. The All India Lawyers Union also protested against the comments made by Justice Yadav at a meeting organised by the VHP, saying democracy is not majoritarianism or religious majoritarianism and Justice Yadav’s expression and concept of democracy is ‘nothing less than of Hindutva Rashtra’.
