BJP Accuses Opposition of Anarchy After Supreme Court Protest

The opposition petition, filed under Article 32, demands a suspension of the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The bloc is calling for an independent committee, led by a retired Supreme Court judge, to audit the technical systems governing electoral rolls and Electronic Voting Machines. Leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Akhilesh Yadav are seeking full disclosure of ECI records, specifically targeting decisions made since June 2025.

BJP leaders responded with a coordinated offensive, framing the march as a deliberate attempt to incite chaos. Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi alleged that the opposition breached security cordons to terrorize the judiciary, labeling the movement as a manifestation of a "Naxal mindset." Senior party figures, including Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju, dismissed the protest as a "street drama" orchestrated to deflect from the coalition's repeated electoral losses.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court Bar Association intervened to condemn social media campaigns targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The bar body emphasized that while citizens hold the right to legal remedy, public attacks on the head of the judiciary undermine institutional stability and the administration of justice. The BJP further contrasted the opposition's tactics with historical precedents, with Devendra Fadnavis invoking the 1975 Emergency to argue that the Congress party maintains a legacy of undermining democratic safeguards.