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No campaign with ulterior motives can succeed in smearing India, he said. (File photo) Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said attempts were being made to tell the world that India's justice system and democracy were in crisis. Opening a conference of lawyers from the Center in the eastern states, Rijiju said on Saturday that the wisdom of the judges escaped public scrutiny.
"The Indian judicial system cannot be questioned, especially the wisdom of the judges cannot be subjected to public scrutiny," he said.
"Sometimes calibrated attempts are made both inside and outside the country to tell the world that the Indian justice system is in crisis. It sends a message to the world that Indian democracy is in crisis. It is a deliberate attempt by some groups of defame the image of the country," he added.
No campaign with ulterior motives can succeed in smearing India and its democratic setup, Rijiju said.
The United States may claim to be the oldest democracy, but India is truly the "mother of democracy," he said.
Rijiju's comments came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed at a conference at Cambridge University that India's democracy was under attack and that various politicians, including himself, were under scrutiny.
Noting that it was unfortunate that judges were abused on social media, Rijiju said it happened because some people were unaware of how the Indian judicial system works.
"It is not a good sign when the judiciary is subject to some kind of criticism. The judiciary must be kept away from public criticism," he said, adding that the problem is with the same group, which wants to force the judiciary to play paper. of the opposition party.
"The Indian judiciary will never accept it. I am sure they will resist the forceful attempt to make them play the opposition role. This cannot happen," he said.
The minister argued that it is because of the Constitution that the government considers that the appointment of judges cannot be made by court order.
The opinion of the executive and the judiciary can sometimes differ because not everyone can have the same observation, he said.
Rijiju said that they have proposed to repeal 65 redundant laws in the next session of parliament. So far, 1,486 redundant laws have been removed.
He said that the government wants India to be safe and secure, so it must pass strict laws.
Asked about a permanent bench at the Western Odisha High Court, he said the Center is ready to give its approval if the state government comes up with a full proposal.
