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BJP Demands Sanjay Raut Apologize Over Albania Fire Comments

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

MP Sanjay Raut posted on X urging India to learn from Albania’s Supreme Court fire.
BJP spokesperson Sidharth Yadav called Raut’s language a threat to India’s institutions.
Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi condemned Raut’s remarks and warned against emulating Albania’s protests.
A contempt petition is in India’s Supreme Court while BJP demands Raut apologise to court.
Albanian protests sparked 388 criminal charges and injuries and fires that damaged the Supreme Court.

History

Historical Context

Indira Gandhi’s 1975 Emergency suspended civil liberties and limited the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction, a move that entrenched political interference with the judiciary. Decades of centralised power, reinforced by the BJP’s rise since the mid-1980s, echo today as Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s X post urging India to copy Albania’s court fire provokes BJP and opposition calls for contempt proceedings.

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Story summary

MP Sanjay Raut posted on X urging India to learn from Albania’s Supreme Court fire.
BJP spokesperson Sidharth Yadav called Raut’s language a threat to India’s institutions.
Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi condemned Raut’s remarks and warned against emulating Albania’s protests.
A contempt petition is in India’s Supreme Court while BJP demands Raut apologise to court.
Albanian protests sparked 388 criminal charges and injuries and fires that damaged the Supreme Court.

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