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Abhijeet Dipke Slams Supreme Court's Remarks In Moitra Case
A famous politician named Mahua Moitra is being questioned by the police because of a hate speech case.
Mahua is a member of the Indian Parliament and belongs to a political group called the Trinamool Congress.
A court in Calcutta told her to go to the police station to talk about the case.
Her lawyer asked the highest court in India, the Supreme Court, if she could talk to the police online instead.
The lawyer said Mahua was worried about her safety because people had thrown eggs at her before.
The judges said that as a Member of Parliament she should not be scared of eggs, because India's freedom fighters faced much harder things, like being shot.
A political leader named Abhijeet Dipke thought the judges' words were unfair and asked on social media if the court now wants everyone to take bullets.
After the judges' comments, Mahua's lawyer decided to drop the request.
The case continues, and until October 5 she is protected from being arrested.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke slammed the Supreme Court's remarks in Mahua Moitra's hate speech case, asking on X whether the court now wants everybody to take bullets.
The Supreme Court declined to entertain Moitra's plea challenging a Calcutta High Court order directing her to appear before police in the case.
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan sought virtual appearance for the TMC MP, citing security concerns, including prior threats and eggs thrown at her during an earlier visit.
The bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu orally remarked that Moitra, an MP who chose politics, should not fear eggs when freedom fighters took bullets on their chest.
Moitra's counsel withdrew the plea after the court's remarks; the Calcutta High Court had granted her protection from coercive action until October 5, subject to cooperation.
- Who
- Mahua Moitra, a Trinamool Congress MP facing a hate speech case; her counsel Gopal Sankaranarayanan; the bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu; and Abhijeet Dipke, CJP founder, who criticised the court.
- What
- The Supreme Court declined to entertain Moitra's plea challenging a Calcutta High Court order to appear before police, and its oral remarks on her 'fear of eggs' drew sharp criticism.
- Where
- Supreme Court of India; the underlying order came from the Calcutta High Court.
- When
- Friday, during the Supreme Court hearing.
- Why
- Moitra sought virtual appearance citing security concerns, while the bench said an MP who chose politics should not fear eggs when freedom fighters took bullets.
Critics of the court's remarks
The bench's perspective
Freedom fighters and fear of eggs
Critics of the court's remarks
Dipke asked whether the Supreme Court now wants everybody to take bullets, saying such statements by judges against opposition leaders leave little hope for the common person; some social media users drew parallels between the court's reference and the BJP.
The bench's perspective
The bench said Moitra, as a Member of Parliament who chose to enter politics, should not fear eggs, noting that freedom fighters took bullets on their chests.
Virtual appearance on security grounds
Critics of the court's remarks
Moitra's counsel argued she risked mob attacks and had previously had eggs thrown at her, so she should be allowed to appear before police virtually.
The bench's perspective
The bench refused to intervene, saying the Calcutta High Court had already addressed cooperation requirements and that such applications were unsuitable for the court.
Key facts
- Person involved
- Mahua Moitra, Trinamool Congress MP
- Case type
- Hate speech case stemming from a June complaint by a BJP leader over Moitra's remarks in social media videos
- Bench
- Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu
- Plea outcome
- Withdrawn after the court's oral remarks
- Underlying order
- Calcutta High Court directing Moitra to appear before police
- Protection
- From coercive action until October 5, subject to cooperation with the investigation
- Security grounds
- Prior threats and eggs thrown at Moitra during an earlier visit
- Critic
- Abhijeet Dipke, Cockroach Janta Party founder
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Founder of the Citizens for Justice party
“Does the Supreme Court now want everybody to take bullets? When these kinds of statements are made by the judges of the Supreme Court against opposition leaders, what hope does it leave for the common person?”
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Supreme Court bench (Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu)
Supreme Court justices presiding over Mahua Moitra case
“You are a Member of Parliament. Having taken the plunge into politics, you fear eggs? When our freedom fighters have taken bullets on their chest?”
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