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Congress deletes unauthorized call for CJI Surya Kant resignation

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s X account posted a call for Chief Justice Surya Kant to resign and then deleted it.
KPCC said the post was unauthorized and dismissed the staff member who posted it.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused Congress of trying to destroy India’s constitutional and democratic institutions.
KPCC President Sunny Joseph said the party trusts the judiciary’s impartiality.

History

Historical Context

In June 1975 Indira Gandhi invoked Article 352, imposing a 21-month Emergency that suspended civil liberties and produced the ADM Jabalpur case, where Justice H.R. Khanna was the lone dissenter and the Court denied rights to all detainees. The crisis prompted safeguards like the 1993 collegium system and the 42nd Amendment. Today the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s demand that Chief Justice Surya Kant resign revives that pressure on the judiciary.

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Story summary

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s X account posted a call for Chief Justice Surya Kant to resign and then deleted it.
KPCC said the post was unauthorized and dismissed the staff member who posted it.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused Congress of trying to destroy India’s constitutional and democratic institutions.
KPCC President Sunny Joseph said the party trusts the judiciary’s impartiality.

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