The doors of the Supreme Court are open for everyone, Chief Justice Surya Kant underscored, but expressed his inability to meet the Opposition INDIA bloc over alleged electoral irregularities, stating that they should approach the court by filing a petition as the matter is already sub judice.
Intensifying their agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Opposition parties said they would march to the Supreme Court on Monday, with Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge seeking a meeting with Chief Justice Kant to raise the issue of alleged “vote chori”.
On Friday, leaders of various opposition parties of the INDIA bloc marched from Parliament to Vijay Chowk and later handed over a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Doors of SC open to all’: CJI Surya Kant reveals why he isn’t meeting Rahul Gandhi today Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday declined to disclose the reasons behind his decision not to meet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi , saying he had maintained the confidentiality of the letter exchanged between them. Earlier reporting noted: “I received the letter yesterday, so I replied to it last night.
“The Supreme Court’s doors are open to everyone. Any petition from any common citizen or member of an elected body is welcome. This itself shows how much the government fears the youth agitation.
Referring to the security clampdown in Delhi on Saturday, Kharge said, “Yesterday, nearly 32,000 police personnel and 7,500 CRPF personnel were deployed.
Intensifying their agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Opposition parties said they would march to the Supreme Court on Monday, with Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge seeking a meeting with Chief Justice Kant to raise the issue of alleged “vote chori”. Every Indian citizen has the right to approach the court, and we will hear their concerns and grant whatever is due under the law,” he said. A reasoned response explaining the grounds for the rejection has been sent to the Opposition leaders via email, people aware of the development said. The response emphasised that the issues raised by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and the delegation would be more appropriately addressed through judicial proceedings rather than by submitting a memorandum through the administrative route, according to sources. Speaking in Bengaluru on Sunday, Kharge said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have “created chaos” across the country, and the heavy police deployment and detentions during the protests on Saturday showed the government’s “fear” of the youth agitation. Earlier reporting noted: Responding to questions about his decision to decline the meeting , the CJI said he had received the letter a day earlier and had replied to it the same night. I have given some reasons in the letter on the basis of which I expressed my inability to meet him,” he said after speaking at an NHRC event focused on human rights and access to water.
