The Andhra Pradesh High Court has fumed at the Jagan government for its failure to initiate any action against AP Assembly Speaker, YSRCP MPs and MLAs despite making adverse comments against the courts and judiciary.
The High Court asked the government why no cases were filed against the people in high positions even though the court’s Registrar filed a complaint.
The police were filing cases immediately if comments on social media were made against the ruling YCP leaders. But they were not taking any action if more serious comments were made against the courts and the judges, asserted the HC.
Andhra Pradesh High Court has heard the PILs over the social media and some leaders of the ruling party criticised the Court openly and attributed motifs to it.
The Court advised the AP Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram to complain to the Supreme Court if he has objections against the High Court’s orders.
It enquired whether he made comments in the Assembly or outside, the council brought it into the notice of the judges that the Speaker made these comments on the Tirumala Hills.
The High Court commented that people occupying constitutional positions should not make such defamatory comments against the courts. They should act responsibly. The High Court termed as an attack on democracy the comments being made by the Speaker, Ministers and ruling party MPs in the media and also on social media.
The High Court said, “The government has been proactively filing cases against individuals who are being critical of the government or its policies. Why is the government silent when it comes to its MPs and MLAs who have been making adverse remarks against the judiciary?”
It expressed displeasure that the CID stated that it had failed to act on cases filed over negative social media posts on the HC judges. The HC observed that if the CID has failed to file cases against the YSRCP leaders for making objectionable comments against the judiciary, the case should be handed over to the CBI for a thorough investigation. “It seems there is a deliberate direct attack on the judiciary which is not a healthy sign in a democracy,” the court observed.