GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 6th March. While extending his support to Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal’s newly launched platform ‘Insaaf ke Sipahi,’ Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at the BJP-led centre, saying that when rulers have spread the ink of injustice, it becomes critical to be a soldier of justice.
Yadav stated on Twitter, “When the rulers have spread the ink of injustice, then it has become very important to be a ‘soldier of justice’! In this campaign for justice, we are with you Kapil Sibal,” (roughly translated from Hindi).
On Saturday, Kapil Sibal announced the creation of a new platform to fight injustice in the country. He also sought the support of chief ministers and opposition party leaders.
Hitting out at the BJP-led central government, senior advocate Sibal on Saturday said the Centre ‘overturned’ eight elected governments and that the 10th schedule has become a “defectors’ paradise”.
Sibal claimed that the government had pitted itself against the citizens, and that the Constitution’s 10th Schedule, which is intended to prevent political defections motivated by the promise of office, material benefits, or other similar factors, was being abused under the current regime.
The anti-defection statute, enacted in 1985, was strengthened in 2002 to prevent political switchovers.
“The 10th schedule has become a defectors’ paradise. After 2014, 8 governments were overturned. No other democratic country in the world does this by paying money or taking money from people,” Sibal said at a press conference in the national capital on Saturday.
He claimed that the CBI cannot act without the permission of the central government, whereas the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can go wherever it wants.
“The CBI cannot take action without the permission of the central government but the Enforcement Directorate can go anywhere without seeking the consent of the central government. The fact of the matter is that we are in a situation where we see the government versus the citizens but we want a government for citizens, not against,” he said.
He announced the launch of a dedicated website, ‘Insaaf ke Sipahi,’ and urged fellow lawyers to use it to raise their voices against injustice.
In reference to the recovery of Rs. 6 crore in alleged bribe money during a raid by the Karnataka Lokayukta on sitting BJP MLA Maadal Virupakshappa’s son Prashant Maadal, the former Union minister stated that no action has been taken against the MLA’s son.
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