New Delhi: Hours after the President Draupadi Murmu Former apex court judge appointed S. abdul nazeer As the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Congress And BJP trade charges, the former calling the appointment a “threat” to the independence of the judiciary, and the latter pointing to past precedents.
To embarrass the saffron party, Congress’ communication chief… JaiRam Ramesh A speech by former Union minister and BJP MP Arun Jaitley in Parliament was posted on Twitter in which he said that “desire for a post-retirement job influences pre-retirement decisions (and) it is a threat to the independence of the judiciary”. Is.”
BJP’s chief spokesperson Anil Baluni, however, said this is not the first time that a retired Supreme Court judge has been given post-retirement governorship or other constitutional responsibility. “There is no bar on a retired judge’s post-retirement appointment to constitutional office. There have been many instances in the past as well,” Baluni said.
Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi, however, rejected the argument that such appointments should be condoned only because they have been done earlier. “We are not talking about persons or individuals. Personally, I have great respect for this person (Nazir). As a matter of principle we oppose it. We believe it is very is a matter of diminishing returns and a great danger to liberty.” Judiciary,” Singhvi said, referring to Jaitley’s remarks.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the “entire ecosystem” is once again in full swing on this issue. The minister, without naming anyone, said that they should understand better that they can no longer consider India as their ‘personal fiefdom’. Taking to Twitter, Rijiju said that India will be guided by the provisions of the Constitution.
To embarrass the saffron party, Congress’ communication chief… JaiRam Ramesh A speech by former Union minister and BJP MP Arun Jaitley in Parliament was posted on Twitter in which he said that “desire for a post-retirement job influences pre-retirement decisions (and) it is a threat to the independence of the judiciary”. Is.”
BJP’s chief spokesperson Anil Baluni, however, said this is not the first time that a retired Supreme Court judge has been given post-retirement governorship or other constitutional responsibility. “There is no bar on a retired judge’s post-retirement appointment to constitutional office. There have been many instances in the past as well,” Baluni said.
Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi, however, rejected the argument that such appointments should be condoned only because they have been done earlier. “We are not talking about persons or individuals. Personally, I have great respect for this person (Nazir). As a matter of principle we oppose it. We believe it is very is a matter of diminishing returns and a great danger to liberty.” Judiciary,” Singhvi said, referring to Jaitley’s remarks.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the “entire ecosystem” is once again in full swing on this issue. The minister, without naming anyone, said that they should understand better that they can no longer consider India as their ‘personal fiefdom’. Taking to Twitter, Rijiju said that India will be guided by the provisions of the Constitution.