New Delhi, Jul 25: The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has condemned the observations of the Bombay High Court bench while rejecting an application by the Party to challenge the Mumbai Police’s refusal to allow a protest for Gaza, said a party press release.
“While doing so, the court went to the extent of calling into question the patriotism of the Party. Ironically, the bench appears to be unaware of either the provisions of the Constitution which enshrines the rights of a political party, or the history of our country and our people’s solidarity with the Palestinians and their legitimate right to homeland. The observations smack of distinct political bias in line with the central government,” said the press release.
The bench has observed, “You don’t know the dust it could kick up. Getting on to the Palestine side or the Israel side. Why do you want to do this? It’s obvious, going by the party you represent that you don’t understand what this could do to the foreign affairs of the country.” The observations overlook the fact that Mahatma Gandhi in the 40s of the last century, the national movement and subsequent foreign policy of independent India had not flinched from supporting the cause of Palestinian people’s right to freedom and homeland, said the press release. It also lays bare the fact that the bench does not realise the unequivocal condemnation globally against Israeli action and the stated positions of the UN bodies and the International Court of Justice, it added.
