"CJI responsible for civil wars happening in country": BJP leader Nishikant Dubey

New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nishikant Dubey on Saturday held Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, responsible for the "civil wars" happening in the country after Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kalyan Banerjee demanded the resignation of BJP leader and Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, Jagdambika Pal.
"Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, is responsible for all the civil wars happening in this country," Nishikant Dubey told ANI.
The BJP leader further alleged that the Supreme Court want to take this country towards "anarchy."
"How can you give direction to the appointing authority? The President appoints the Chief Justice of India. The Parliament makes the law of this country. You will dictate that Parliament?... How did you make a new law? In which law is it written that the President has to take a decision within three months? This means that you want to take this country towards anarchy. When the Parliament sits, there will be a detailed discussion on this," Dubey said.

His comment came amid the ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court over several petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
On Friday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kalyan Banerjee slammed Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, Jagdambika Pal, over the Waqf Amendment Act and called the latter an "undemocratic person."
"He (Jagdambika Pal) should resign immediately because of his nasty work. He is an undemocratic person. The Waqf Act has been passed solely on the basis of the number of members. I can assure that it will be declared unconstitutional," Banerjee told ANI.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, Jagdambika Pal, said that he would resign from his post if it is found out that the report made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee is unconstitutional.
"I have said before, too, that if the report made by us is unconstitutional or interferes with religious freedom, then I will resign," Jagdambika Pal said.
Notably, the Centre had assured the Supreme Court during the hearing held on April 17 that it would not denotify any 'Waqf-by-user' provision and would not include any non-Muslim members in the Board. The assurance comes a day after the top court said it will consider staying those parts of the law.
Several petitions were filed in the apex court challenging the Act, contending that it was discriminatory towards the Muslim community and violated their fundamental rights. (ANI)