New Delhi: Rakesh Kishore, the lawyer who hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai on Monday, has said that he has no remorse and will not apologise for his action.

In an interview with news agency ANI, on Tuesday, Kishore said that he was hurt by the CJI’s remarks while dismissing a plea seeking restoration of the structure of Lord Vishnu in the Javari temple in Khajuraho. ADVERTISEMENT

“I was hurt. A PIL was filed in the Chief Justice’s court on September 16. Justice Gavai made fun of it by saying ‘Go pray to the idol to restore its head’. While we see that when there are cases against other religions like the illegal occupation of railway land in Haldwani, the Supreme Court put a stay on it three years ago. In Nupur Sharma’s case, the court said, ‘You have ruined the a

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