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Govt censoring content in Parliament, alleges RS member Menaka Guruswamy

Govt censoring content in Parliament, alleges RS member Menaka Guruswamy
Govt ‘censoring content’ in Parliament, alleges RS member Menaka Guruswamy · theprint.in

An important leader in India's Parliament, Menaka Guruswamy, said the government is being unfair to opposition members.

She said when opposition members try to talk about things the government does not like, their microphones are switched off.

Parliament is a big meeting place where leaders make rules and laws for the whole country.

Guruswamy said everyone should be allowed to talk about important topics, like who gets to be a judge.

She thinks judges should include all kinds of people - women, people from different communities, and people of different religions.

The government wants to add more judges to the Supreme Court, but she said that will not fix the bigger problems.

The person leading the meeting asked her to talk only about that one law, and then her speech was cut short.

She also reminded everyone that the Supreme Court said the government promised to give back statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, but that has not happened yet.

She believes the government should listen to everyone, not just its own supporters.

Key facts

Allegation
Government censors content and switches off Opposition MPs' microphones in Parliament
Date
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Place
New Delhi, India (Parliament of India)
Bill debated
Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026
Women in High Court
14% of High Court judges
SC/ST/OBC appointments 2018-2026
3% Scheduled Caste, 2% Scheduled Tribe, 12% Other Backward Classes
Other grievance
No sign of Jammu and Kashmir statehood restoration two years after the Supreme Court verdict
Outcome of speech
Cut short after Deputy Chairman Harivansh asked her to confine remarks to the bill

Quotes

Menaka Guruswamy

Rajya Sabha member and senior advocate

“"You censor. You switch off mics when we say something that you don’t like. We are the Opposition of India. It is our job to oppose you, to raise issues that need to be raised… Parliament of India, which is a people’s institution paid for by the people, is being reduced to rubble."”
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“"You don’t appoint Scheduled Caste judges, you don’t appoint Scheduled Tribe judges, you don’t appoint women, you don’t appoint gay people, you only appoint people who subscribe to your ideology."”
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