Solicitor general denies permission for contempt proceedings against Swara Bhasker

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Wednesday refused permission for initiation of contempt of criminal court proceedings against actor Swara Bhasker, for her remarks criticising the Supreme Court and its verdict in the Ayodhya case, as well as another statement condemning the government, the Hindustan Times reported.

In his letter to the petitioner, Usha Shetty, Mehta said that Attorney General of India KK Venugopal had earlier rejected a similar request by Shetty, and hence her request to him is misconceived. “The attorney general, on August 21, had declined to provide his consent for the reasons stated in the reply of the attorney general. “Considering the fact that the attorney general has already declined to grant his consent, the present request made to me is misconceived.”

The first statement referred to Bhasker’s comments at a panel discussion, organised by non-governmental organisation Mumbai Collective, in February. “We are living in a country where the Supreme Court of our country states that the demolition of Babri Masjid was unlawful and in the same judgement rewards the same people who brought down the mosque,” Bhasker had said.

In her second statement, Bhasker had said that the Indian government does not believe in the Constitution. “We are ruled by police forces that do not believe...

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