Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi president, Saurabh Bharadwaj, strongly condemned the recent incident involving a shoe-hurling attempt on Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, calling it a “disgusting act” that deserves maximum condemnation and punishment.
In a video posted on X, Bharadwaj alleged that the attack on CJI Gavai, who hails from the Dalit community, reflects deep-seated caste prejudice.
In his statement, Bharadwaj said, “Today, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, who comes from a Dalit community–the first in many years to hold this position–was targeted by a lawyer trying to hit him with a shoe. This is a shameful act that warrants the strongest condemnation and punishment. Yet, Right-wing trolls are systematically glorifying the lawyer as a hero on social media w