"Congress has always disrespected the judiciary": BJP's Pradeep Bhandari responds amid row over Nishikant Dubey's SC remarks

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Pradeep Bhandari on Monday hit back at the Congress amid the ongoing controversy over Nishikant Dubey's recent remarks about the Supreme Court, saying that Congress has always disrespected the judiciary and has not supported judicial independence.
Speaking to ANI, Bhandari said, "The Congress party should answer the nation, as historically it has always disrespected the judges of the Supreme Court and judiciary. It is the same party that imposed the emergency, which moved a motion for the impeachment of Justice Dipak Misra, which personally targeted Justice Arun Mishra, which did not let the senior-most judge become the Chief Justice during the emergency...Congress party does not believe in an independent judiciary."
His comments come in response to the controversy surrounding Nishikant Dubey's recent statements, where Dubey accused the Supreme Court of overstepping its authority. He alleged that the apex court was "inciting religious wars" and questioned its authority, even suggesting that the Parliament building should be shut down if the court continues making laws.
Dubey had said, "The top court has only one aim: 'Show me the face, and I will show you the law'. The Supreme Court is going beyond its limits. If one has to go to the Supreme Court for everything, then Parliament and the State Assembly should be shut."

Following the controversy, the BJP has "completely rejected" and distanced itself from the controversial remarks made by Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma on the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India.
In a post on X on Saturday, BJP National President JP Nadda said, "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 nor supports such statements. The BJP completely rejects these statements." (ANI)