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After his comments on judiciary spark protests, Ashok Gehlot: Not my personal opinion

On Wednesday, Gehlot had said that corruption was rampant in the judiciary and that he has heard that some lawyers write judgments which are then pronounced.

After his comments on judiciary spark protests, Gehlot: Not my personal opinionRajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
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A day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot claimed that there was rampant corruption in the judiciary, the CM issued a clarification, saying that it was ‘not his personal opinion’.

“What I said yesterday regarding corruption in the judiciary is not my personal opinion. I have always respected and trusted the judiciary. From time to time, many retired Supreme Court judges and even retired Chief Justices have commented on corruption in the Judiciary and expressed concern over it,” Gehlot said on Thursday in a post on X.

“I have so much faith in the judiciary that as Chief Minister, I have never made any adverse comment even on the names of the High Court Collegium that come to us for comments for the appointment of judges. I clearly believe that every citizen should respect and trust the judiciary. This will strengthen democracy,” said Gehlot in the post.

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On Wednesday, Gehlot had said that corruption was rampant in the judiciary and that he has heard that some lawyers write judgments which are then pronounced.

Gehlot’s comments has triggered outrage among bar and lawyers’ associations and a PIL was filed by lawyer Shiv Charan Gupta at the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court, requesting the court to take suo motu cognisance on it and initiate proceedings against the CM for contempt of court.

Meanwhile, in a letter written to the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, the Rajasthan High Court Lawyers’ Association has said that Gehlot’s comments are made to ‘mislead the public’.

The Association has declared that advocates on Friday will not voluntarily participate in court proceedings at the Rajasthan High Court Jodhpur and all courts under it in a symbolic strike.

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