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Congress main Mallikarjun Kharge connected Monday (October 6, 2025) condemned the onslaught on Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai arsenic shameful and said the "mindless act" shows however hatred and fanaticism person engulfed society.
In a shocking breach of decorum, a 71-year-old lawyer allegedly astir hurled a footwear astatine CJI Gavai during a tribunal proceeding, but was stopped by the information personnel.
"An effort to onslaught the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India successful the Supreme Court contiguous is unprecedented, shameful and abhorrent. It is an onslaught connected the dignity of our Judiciary and the regularisation of law," Mr. Kharge said successful a station connected X.
He said that it was disturbing that a sitting judge, who roseate to the nation's highest judicial bureau done merit, integrity, and perseverance, was targeted successful specified a manner.
"It reflects an effort to intimidate and humiliate a antheral who has breached societal barriers to uphold the Constitution.
"Such a mindless enactment shows however hate, fanaticism and bigotry has engulfed our nine successful the past decade," the Congress president said.
"On behalf of the Indian National Congress, I condemn this onslaught successful the strongest imaginable terms. The information and information of our Judiciary is paramount. Let justness and crushed prevail, not intimidation," Mr. Kharge asserted.
Earlier, contempt the disconcerting act, the CJI remained unfazed and continued with the hearings. "Don't get distracted by each this. We are not distracted. These things bash not impact me," helium said.
According to galore lawyers, the incidental occurred erstwhile a seat comprising the CJI and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was proceeding the mentioning of cases.
The lawyer, who was aboriginal identified arsenic Rakesh Kishor, and is simply a nonmigratory of Mayur Vihar, approached the dais, removed his shoe, and tried to propulsion it towards the judges.
The information unit contiguous successful the tribunal caught the lawyer and escorted him out.
