New Delhi, April 23 -- Neither Parliament nor the executive but the Constitution is supreme, opposition leaders said on Tuesday as they hit back at Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar who slammed his critics for questioning his remarks on a recent Supreme Court order and proclaimed the supremacy of Parliament. The opposition leaders' assertions came after Dhankhar said every word spoken by a constitutional authority was guided by supreme national interest.
In a social media post, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal said, "Supreme Court: Parliament has the plenary power to pass laws. Supreme Court has the obligation to interpret the Constitution and do complete justice (Article 142)."
"Everything the court said is: Consistent with our constitutional va...