The deleted X post, posted by Kerala Congress's Keralam unit, demanded Chief Justice Surya Kant step down after a remark that law and order was not his domain — a move that struck a nerve in Delhi’s political landscape.
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi blasted the post as unprecedented, calling the Congress “anarchist” and accusing it of attempting to dictate judicial appointments, while national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari labeled the message an insult to the Constitution and a sign of the party’s “Maoist con‑spiratorial” mindset.
The controversy erupted amid heightened security in Delhi, where protests demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; the CJI’s earlier comments came as the INDIA bloc pressed the Supreme Court to scrutinise alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls through the Special Intensive Revision.
A petition filed in the Supreme Court names the Election Commission and senior officials as respondents, and the bench headed by Surya Kant is expected to hear the case on Tuesday, a hearing that could set a precedent for future judicial‑electoral interactions.