New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP-led government of undermining judicial independence and subverting democratic institutions following the abrupt transfer of Sambhal Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Vibhanshu Sudheer, calling the move "punitive" and politically motivated.
Addressing a press briefing, Congress leader Pawan Khera said the transfer was "not an administrative act but a calculated assault on the independence of the judiciary," alleging that it came in retaliation for judicial orders seeking accountability in connection with communal violence in Sambhal.
"The abrupt transfer of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sambhal, is a direct assault on judicial independence and a textbook example of how instituti...