Don’t fall for BJP as 'shudras' and women are not allowed in 'RSS sanctum sanctorum': Siddaramaiah
Mysuru (Karnataka), Apr 3: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday alleged that entry of 'shudras' and women is barred inside the "RSS sanctum sanctorum" and people should not fall for the BJP-RSS assurances.
He also accused the two outfits of being against social justice and opposing reservation.
“People should not fall for BJP-RSS. Shudras-Dalits and Women are not allowed inside the RSS sanctum sanctorum,” the Chief Minister’s office quoted him as saying at the meeting of the SC/ST activists and leaders at the district Congress office.
The meeting was organised to canvass votes for the Congress candidate M Lakshmana for Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency.
“BJP and RSS are against social justice. Therefore, they do not like reservation,” the statement quoted Siddaramaiah as saying.
He pointed out that reservation is not alms but the right of the oppressed communities.
According to him, reservation should exist as long as caste system exists in the society.
"Before independence and British era, did we, the Shudras have the right to study? Did women have any rights? A woman had to burn herself immediately after the death of her husband. Such inhuman practices inspired by Manusmriti were prohibited by our Constitution," the CM added.
The BJP and RSS want to bring back the Manusmirthi by making amendments to the Constitution, Siddaramaiah claimed.
“Shudras, Dalits and women are not allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum,” he said.
Referring to the statements of senior BJP leaders Nanje Gowda and Gulihatti Shekhar, Siddaramaiah said they were not allowed inside “the sanctum sanctorum of the RSS office in Nagpur.” “This is the truth. The Shudras are just being used...,” he added.
ಶೂದ್ರರಿಗೆ, ದಲಿತರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ಗರ್ಭಗುಡಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳಲ್ಲ. ನಂಜೇಗೌಡರು ಅಂತ ಹಿರಿಯ @BJP4India ನಾಯಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಈಗಿನ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನಾಯಕ ಗೂಳಿಹಟ್ಟಿ ಶೇಖರ್ ಅವರು ಕೂಡ ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಆರ್.ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್ ಗರ್ಭಗುಡಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದು ಸತ್ಯ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಶೂದ್ರರನ್ನು ಕೇವಲ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ತಾರೆ.…
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 3, 2024
ಬಿಜೆಪಿ - ಆರ್.ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯದ ವಿರೋಧಿಯಾಗಿವೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಅವರು ಮೀಸಲಾತಿಯನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಮೀಸಲಾತಿ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ಭಿಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲ, ಅದು ಶೋಷಿತ ಜನ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳ ಹಕ್ಕು. ಎಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೆ ಜಾತಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೋ ಅಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೂ ಮೀಸಲಾತಿ ಇದ್ದೇ ಇರಬೇಕು ಎಂಬುದು ನನ್ನ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 3, 2024
ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷರು ಬರುವ ಮೊದಲು ನಮಗೆ…
ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು ಮೈಸೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಕಚೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಪರಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಜಾತಿ, ವರ್ಗಗಳ ಮುಖಂಡರು ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡು ಮಾತನಾಡಿದೆ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 3, 2024
ನನ್ನನ್ನು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ, ಪ್ರಧಾನಮಂತ್ರಿ ಮಾಡ್ತೀನಿ ಅಂದ್ರೂ ನಾನು @BJP4India ಕಡೆ ತಲೆ ಹಾಕಲ್ಲ. ನಮಗೆ ಸೈದ್ಧಾಂತಿಕ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟತೆ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ಮಾತ್ರ ರಾಜಕೀಯ…
ದಲಿತರ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಬಜೆಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಣ ಮೀಸಲಿಡುವ ಕಾನೂನನ್ನು ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತಂದಿದ್ದು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್. ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶೇ24.1% ಹಣ ಮೀಸಲಿಡಬೇಕು ಎನ್ನುವ ಕಾನೂನನ್ನು ಜಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ನಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರ. ಈ ಪ್ರಗತಿಪರ ಕಾನೂನನ್ನು ಇಡಿ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ಯಾವ ಸರ್ಕಾರವೂ ಜಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಲ್ಲ. ಮಾಡಿರುವುದು ನಮ್ಮ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರ…
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 3, 2024
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Pressure groups trying to use social media to affect outcome of cases: Ex CJI Chandrachud
New Delhi, Nov 24: Former Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said social media is being used by special interest groups to influence outcome of cases and judges need to be wary of them.
He also noted that people nowadays want to form an opinion on the basis of 20 seconds they see on YouTube or any other social media platform, saying it poses a great danger.
"Today there are special interest groups, pressure groups who are trying to use social media to affect the minds of the courts and the outcomes of cases. Every citizen is entitled to understand what is the basis of a decision and to express their opinions on the decisions of the court. But when this goes beyond the decisions of the court and targets individual judges, then it sort of raises fundamental questions about - Is this truly freedom of speech and expression?" he said.
"Everybody, therefore wants to form an opinion in 20 seconds of what they see on YouTube or any social media platform. This poses a grave danger because the process of decision-making in the courts is far more serious. It is really nuanced that nobody has the patience or the tolerance today on social media to understand, and that is a very serious issue that is confronting the Indian judiciary," he said while speaking at NDTV India's Samvidhan@75 Conclave.
"Judges have to be very careful about the fact that they are constantly being subject to this barrage of special interest groups trying to alter the decisions of what happens in the courts," he said while replying to a question on whether trolling on social media impacts judges.
Chandrachud also said that in a democracy the power to decide the validity of laws is entrusted to the constitutional courts.
"Separation of powers postulates that law-making will be carried out by the legislature, execution of law will be carried out by the executive and the judiciary will interpret the law and decide the disputes. There are times when this comes under strain. Policy making is entrusted to the government in a democracy.
"When fundamental rights are involved, courts are duty bound under the Constitution to step in. Policy making is the job of the legislature, but deciding on its validity is the job and responsibility of the courts," Chandrachud said.
Defending the collegium system, the 50th CJI said there is a lot of misunderstanding about the process and it very nuanced and multi-layered.
"It's not as if the judiciary has exclusive role to play in appointment of judges," he said adding that first thing to be considered in seniority of judges.
When asked, if judges should enter politics, the former CJI said there is no bar in Constitution or in law to do so.
"Society continues to look at you as a judge even after retirement, therefore, things which are alright for other citizens to do would not be alright for judges to do even when they demit office.
"Primarily it is for every judge to take a call on whether a decision which he takes after retirement will have a bearing on people who assess the work which he did as a judge," he said.
Chandrachud retired on November 10 after a stint of two years as CJI.
