CPI Deplores Judicial Remarks Made by Bombay High Court Bench Undermining Right to Protest🇮🇳
- CPI National
- Jul 27
- 2 min read
The Communist Party of India deplores the disturbing and politically prejudiced observations made by the Bombay High Court bench while dismissing a joint petition by the CPI & the CPI(M) seeking permission to hold a peaceful public meeting at Azad Maidan in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The rejection of the petition, based not on legal merit but on sweeping and anti-democratic comments, marks a serious erosion of constitutional values and internationalist solidarity.
The bench’s remarks questioning our right to raise the Palestinian issue, and equating it with a lack of patriotism, strike at the very heart of India’s democratic ethos. India’s freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Bhagat Singh stood firmly with the cause of oppressed peoples across the world. Gandhiji and scores of freedom fighters considered the Palestinian struggle as our own. This internationalist spirit was enshrined in India’s early foreign policy and continues to be upheld by progressive and democratic voices. By mocking this tradition, the Bombay High Court has done disservice not just to the judiciary, but to the history and conscience of our republic. No one can question the patriotism of communists.
To suggest that Indian political parties should confine themselves to local issues while ignoring mass atrocities abroad, is deeply regressive. It reflects a worldview that aligns with the current ruling dispensation’s attempt to suppress political dissent and rewrite our constitutional commitment to justice, liberty, and solidarity.
The CPI will continue to stand with the people of Palestine, as we have always done, and resist any attempt to muzzle voices of solidarity. We are exploring legal options to challenge this ruling in the Supreme Court. CPI calls upon democratic forces, civil society, and justice-loving citizens to raise their voices against this dangerous judicial overreach.
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