Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav condemned the recent attempt to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, and said that the incident is the “evil consequence” of normalising hate and violence in the country since 2014.
“A shoe was thrown at the Chief Justice himself in the Supreme Court. This is a shameful incident in our democratic and judicial history. When the person holding the country’s highest judicial position has to face such humiliation right in the court, it is a matter of serious concern”, Yadav said on Monday in a self-made video posted on X.
“The way hatred and violence have been normalised in the country through various means under state patronage since 2014, this is its evil consequence,” Yadav stressed.
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