Rijiju hits out at Sibal for saying he had ‘no hope left’ in top court

Leaders like Sibal criticise courts when judgments unfavourable, said Rijiju

New Delhi: Law minister Kiren Rijiju lashed out at senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal for his criticism of the Supreme Court over its recent judgments, including the validating of provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Rijiju said some Congress leaders betray a mindset that courts or any constitutional authority must favour them or work according to their interest. Whenever courts give a decree or a judgment against their mindset, they start attacking the constitutional authorities, he said.

The law minister’s attack comes a day after Sibal had said that after practising for 50 years in the SC that he had “no hope left” in the institution. In reference to the apex court’s PMLA judgment, the senior advocate said that the Enforcement Directorate has now become extremely dangerous and that it has crossed the line of individual liberty.