Dhankhar slams 'People In World' lecturing India on its Judicial Behaviour, CAA
- In Reports
- 11:50 AM, Mar 29, 2024
- Myind Staff
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed disapproval on Thursday towards individuals outside of India attempting to lecture the country on its judicial processes. This remark came in the wake of comments from the US and Germany regarding the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate.
Jagdeep Dhankhar also said a narrative is being created on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act using official platforms.
Speaking at the American Bar Association (ABA) India Conference 2024, Jagdeep Dhankhar said India has a robust judicial mechanism.
"There are people in the world who want to lecture us on our judicial behaviour," he said.
He further emphasised that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was intended to offer assistance to individuals persecuted on religious grounds in neighbouring countries. He highlighted that despite contrary narratives, no one was being denied citizenship.
“How can an observation on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act be made in ignorance of ground reality? We are considering the humanitarian aspect, a reprieve to those who have been persecuted on religious grounds in our neighbourhood. No one is being deprived. We are not inviting people to benefit from it. The benefit of this is being given to those who have been in this country for over a decade,” Jagdeep Dhankar said.
“Someone from a sovereign platform, ignorant of ground realities, is trying to teach us a lesson that this is discriminatory ... Let us rebuff their ignorance,” Dhankhar added.
Several Western nations have raised questions regarding the law, the regulations of which were recently notified. The Vice-President urged individuals to maintain a strong dedication to nationalism.
"We are not a nation to get scriptures from others," Dhankhar asserted.
Dhankhar said the CAA has a cutoff date of 2014, emphasising that it is not an invitation for people to exploit its provisions. "Benefit of this is being given to whom? Who are already in this country? They have been in this country for over a decade."
Addressing as the chief guest at the 2nd edition of the American Bar Association Spring Conference in Delhi, Dhankhar underscored India's enduring tradition of offering sanctuary to diverse religious communities. He said the country needed to refute those who try to lecture without understanding the ground realities.
"We are not a nation to get scriptures from others. We are a nation with a civilisational ethos of more than 5000 years. Look at the motto of G20: One Earth One Family One Future. We did not coin it for G20. It is the nectar of our civilisational worth, embedded in our ethos," the V-P said.
Reflecting on India's economic transformation from being one of the fragile five to the big five, Dhankhar raised doubts about the previous administration's track record, which often propagated negativity. “My heart hurts when someone who was in a position of power in this country, in the field of economics, spread only pessimism,” he said.
The event was attended by prominent figures such as the Attorney General of India, R Venkataramani, the Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta, President of the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), Lalit Bhasin, and Pratibha Jain, Chair of the India Committee at ABA, among other distinguished guests.
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