[Marxistindia] Condemn Bombay High Court's Anti-Constitutional Observations

[news from the cpi(m)]

July 25, 2025

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Condemn Bombay High Court's Anti-Constitutional Observations

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the observations of the
Bombay High Court bench while rejecting an application by the Party to
challenge the Mumbai Police's refusal to allow a protest action against the
ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.


While doing so, the court went to the extent of calling into question the
patriotism of the Party. Ironically, the bench appears to be unaware of
either the provisions of the Constitution which enshrines the rights of a
political party, or the history of our country and our people's solidarity
with the Palestinians and their legitimate right to homeland. The
observations smack of distinct political bias in line with the central
government. 

 

The bench has observed, "You don't know the dust it could kick up. Getting
on to the Palestine side or the Israel side. Why do you want to do this?
It's obvious, going by the party you represent that you don't understand
what this could do to the foreign affairs of the country." The court further
remarked, "You are an organisation registered in India. If you could take up
issues like garbage dumping, pollution, sewerage, flooding. We are just
giving examples. You are not protesting on those but on something happening
thousands of miles outside the country."


The observations overlook the fact that Mahatma Gandhi in the 40s of the
last century, the national movement and subsequent foreign policy of
independent India had not flinched from supporting the cause of Palestinian
people's right to freedom and homeland. It also lays bare the fact that the
bench does not realise the unequivocal condemnation globally against Israeli
action and the stated positions of the UN bodies and the International Court
of Justice. 

 

We appeal to the freedom and democracy loving people of the country to join
us in unambiguously rejecting such a reprehensible attitude.

 

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

 

 

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