The audience at the VHP event in which Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav spoke. Photo: Special arrangement.

By Omar Rashid

New Delhi: There have been widespread demands calling for the dismissal of Allahabad high court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav after he delivered a communal speech endorsing extremist majoritarian Hindutva views at an event organised by the contentious outfit Vishva Hindu Parishad on December 8.

Lawyers and civil rights groups have written to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna demanding disciplinary action against Yadav and suspension of his work. The Supreme Court has said it has taken note of reports.

Meanwhile, opposition MP from Srinagar, Ruhullah Mehdi said he was moving an impeachment motion in parliament against the judge for his comments described by many as “hate speech.”

On the other hand, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Uttar Pradesh, Shalabh Mani Tripathi, who was the media advisor of chief minister Adityanath, has endorsed Yadav’s views.

Kathmulla, and more

Addressing an event organised by the VHP in the library hall of the Allahabad high court, Justice Yadav on Sunday (December 8) said that India would function only as per the wishes of the “majority,” referring to the Hindu community, and fell just short of endorsing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s provocative slogan calling for Hindu unity, ‘Ek rahenge toh safe rahenge.” He even used the controversial term “kathmulla” to refer to a section of Muslims who engaged in practices such as having four wives and triple talaq, describing them as “fatal” to the nation.

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