'India's lowest hour to be ruled by ignorant bullies': Mahua Moitra targets BJP over Nishikant Dubey's remark on SC

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra led a fierce attack on the BJP over its MP Nishikant Dubey 's recent remarks targeting the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India (CJI), calling it "India’s lowest hour to be ruled by ignorant bullies."

In a sharp X post on Sunday, she wrote, "Remember — a pitbull does nothing without its master’s command. Glad entire country is watching, proxy attacks on judiciary . Brazen attempt to browbeat bench. India’s lowest hour to be ruled by ignorant bullies."

Remember - a pitbull does nothing without its master’s command. Glad entire country is watching @BJP4India proxy attacks on judiciary. Brazen attempt to browbeat bench. India’s lowest hour to be ruled by ignorant bullies.

— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) April 20, 2025

Dubey had triggered a political storm by alleging that the Supreme Court was "inciting religious wars" and questioning its authority to make laws. "If one has to go to the Supreme Court for everything, then Parliament and State Assemblies should be shut," he told ANI.

In another post, he added, "If Supreme Court makes law then Parliament House should be closed."

क़ानून यदि सुप्रीम कोर्ट ही बनाएगा तो संसद भवन बंद कर देना चाहिये

— Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) April 19, 2025

He further accused the court of overreach, saying, "You will dictate that Parliament?... This means that you want to take this country towards anarchy."

Adding to the row, BJP leader Dinesh Sharma said no one could challenge the President, saying, "The President is supreme."

Amid mounting criticism from opposition parties including Congress, AIMIM, JMM, and DMK, BJP national president JP Nadda publicly distanced the party from the remarks. "The statements made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma have no connection whatsoever with the Bharatiya Janata Party. These are personal statements. The BJP outrightly rejects them," he posted on X.

भाजपा सांसद निशिकांत दुबे और दिनेश शर्मा का न्यायपालिका एवं देश के चीफ जस्टिस पर दिए गए बयान से भारतीय जनता पार्टी का कोई लेना–देना नहीं है। यह इनका व्यक्तिगत बयान है, लेकिन भाजपा ऐसे बयानों से न तो कोई इत्तेफाक रखती है और न ही कभी भी ऐसे बयानों का समर्थन करती है। भाजपा इन बयान…

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) April 19, 2025

Nadda reaffirmed the party’s respect for the judiciary, saying, "I have directed both of them, and everyone else, to refrain from making such statements."