Retired Supreme Court, High Court judges and senior lawyers have written a joint letter to the Chief Justice of Uttar Pradesh regarding the bulldozer demolition of houses in Uttar Pradesh.
Nupur Sharma, the BJP’s national spokesman, has drawn worldwide condemnation for his controversial remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, whom Islamists revere. Protests took place last Friday in various districts of Uttar Pradesh demanding stern action against Nupur Sharma. Then suddenly there was violence. Following that, clashes erupted between police and rioters. Police have arrested more than a hundred people in connection with the violence.
Following this, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had warned that stern action would be taken against those who disturb the peace of the state. Following this, the police arrested Jawad Ahmed on the charge of causing violence in Prayagraj. Later, the district administration, along with police security, demolished Jawad Ahmed’s house in Prayagraj, claiming it was built without proper permission. The day before Jawad Ahmed’s house was demolished, the houses of two people accused of being involved in the violence in Shahranpur were bulldozed. The incident drew strong condemnation on social media.
In this context, retired judges and senior lawyers have written an urgent letter to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court asking him to voluntarily investigate illegal detention in Uttar Pradesh, bulldozing of residences and police violence in support of BJP spokespersons.
Retired Supreme Court Justices P.V. Sudarshan Reddy, V. Gopal Gowda, A.K. Ganguly, retired Chief Justice of Delhi High Court AB Shah, former Chennai High Court Judge K Chandru, retired Karnataka High Court Mohammad Anwar, senior advocates of the Supreme Court Shanti Bhushan, Indira Jaisingh, Chander Uday Singh, Prasanth Bhushan, Anand Grover, Chennai High Court. The letter was co-authored by senior court lawyer Sriram Panchu.
In the letter, BJP spokespersons in Uttar Pradesh said that recent remarks about the Prophet Mohammad had resulted in protests and that the state government had allowed the protesters to take violent action against them instead of allowing them to engage in peaceful protests. The Chief Minister is said to have officially instructed that action should be taken against the perpetrators and that no one should have the intention of taking the law into their own hands.
He also enacted the National Security Act and the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Thugs and Anti-Social Activities Act
Have been ordered to be punished under. The letter noted that it was these comments by the government that gave the police the courage to torture protesters illegally and illegally.
Following this, videos such as attacking the youth of police custody, demolishing the houses of the protesters without any forecasting, and the police chasing the police on social networks are spreading on social networks. The letter noted that such brutal repression by the ruling administration was a violation of the rights of citizens and a mockery of constitutional and fundamental rights.
The letter called on the Supreme Court to take immediate action, saying that the judiciary’s competence was being tested in such critical times, in the same spirit that it voluntarily took on the issue of migrant workers during the Corona period and the Pegasus scandal, and as a defender of the Constitution.
Meanwhile, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has filed a petition in the Supreme Court asking the state government to ensure that no further buildings are demolished in Uttar Pradesh.
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