If Supreme Court's Job Is To Make Laws, Then Parliament Should Be Shut Down, Says BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Ranchi/Indore: BJP MP from Godda Nishikant Dubey on Saturday stirred a controversy by stating that if framing laws is the responsibility of the Supreme Court, then the Parliament should be shut down.

Dubey's statement came after the Supreme Court raised a few objections to the Waqf Act. However, his comment did not go down well with Congress leader Digvijaya Singh who asked Dubey why he is against the decision taken by the top court. "When Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister, she was expected to resign based on the judgment made by a High Court judge. They would support the HC judge back then, so why are they against the decision taken by the SC now?... You should ask the people of Bihar and Jharkhand what Nishikant Dubey is," Singh told ANI.

Dubey had alleged that the Supreme Court is responsible for 'inciting religious wars' in the country, saying the Parliament building should be closed down if the apex court has to make the laws. "The top court has only one aim 'Show me the face, 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 State Assembly should be shut," Dubey told ANI.

"There was an Article 377 in which homosexuality is a big crime. The Trump administration has said that there are only two sexes in this world, either male or female...Whether it is Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh, all believe that homosexuality is a crime. One fine morning, the Supreme Court said that we abolish this case...Article 141 says that the laws we make, the judgments we give, are applicable from the lower court to the Supreme Court. Article 368 says that Parliament has the right to make all laws and the Supreme Court has the right to interpret the law. The top court is asking the President and Governor to tell what they have to go regarding the Bills. When Ram Mandir or Krishna Janamboomi or Gyanvapi comes, you (SC) says 'Show us the paper'. Mughals ke aane ke baad jo Masjid banne hai unke liye keh raho ho paper kaha se dikhao," he added.

The BJP leader further alleged that the Supreme Court wants to take this country towards anarchy. "How can you give direction to the appointing authority? The President appoints the Chief Justice of India. The Parliament makes the law of this country. You will dictate that Parliament?... How did you make a new law? In which law is it written that the President has to take a decision within three months? This means that you want to take this country towards anarchy. When the Parliament sits, there will be a detailed discussion on this," Dubey said.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Priyanka Kakkar also came down on Dubey terming it shoddy and hoped that the top court will initiate suo-moto contempt proceedings against the BJP leader. "He has made a very shoddy statement...I hope that tomorrow only, the Supreme Court will initiate suo-moto contempt proceedings against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and send him to jail...Whenever any judge gives a judgment in favour of the BJP, they are sent to the Rajya Sabha, and now, when a judge gave an instruction that the law should be followed and governors should not sit indefinitely on bills, the BJP has used all its resources to defame the judges and attack the Supreme Court," Priyanka Kakkar told ANI.

With Inputs From ANI