On Monday, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju opened fire on opposition party members who claimed that the Narendra Modi administration was trying to dominate the courts.
However, Rijiju noted that while some prior governments sought a judiciary that would exclusively be committed to their political leader, the current administration does not function in a similar manner while speaking at the 16th National Conference of Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad.
The Law Minister emphasised that the Modi government will defend the Constitution and protect the independence of the judiciary.
“We cannot even think about this. When Prime Minister Modi says he country will run the country by the Constitution, then it has to be so and there are no two ways about it,” he said.
“You hear that there is friction between executive and judiciary and that the government is trying to take the judiciary under its grab. Some political parties make such statements and at times news channels do it to keep masala in the news. But PM Modi has always said that the Constitution is the most sacred book and the country will run by the Constitution,” Rijiju said.
The Minister added that the elected political leaders are accountable to the people of the country. “The general public evaluates our work every five years. Despite the fact that the judges are not chosen by the general public, he said, the public is nonetheless aware of their choices thanks to the media, particularly social media in the modern day.
He emphasised that judges should keep the accountability issue in mind as a result.
Rijiju emphasised that, in contrast to the previous administration, the Modi administration defines “dedicated judiciary” as judges who are committed to the “country,” not to “political leaders.”
Written by RISHAV RAJ 4th semester BBA.LL.B ( RNB GLOBAL UNIVERSITY )
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