"Insult to office, constitution": Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara on shoe-hurling attempt on CJI

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 7 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday condemned the shoe-hurling attempt on Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai in the Supreme Court, calling it an "insult" to the office and the Constitution.
Speaking with reporters, Parameshwara said that the action should have been taken against the lawyer who attempted to stage a show at the CJI.
"Yesterday at the Supreme Court, a lawyer attacked the Chief Justice of India and threw a shoe. This is not a matter concerning one individual. It is an insult to that office, to that position, and to the Constitution. It also shows that the security there failed. The lawyer should have been arrested immediately and legal action should have been taken. I don't know why they let him go," Parameshwara said.
Parameshwara urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take preventive measures after this incident.
"When judges deliver any verdict, they do not decide in favour of anyone personally. They give judgments according to the law. I condemn the attack carried out for that reason. Moreover, the CJI is a person from the Dalit community. The whole country must condemn it. I am urging the Union Home Minister and the Prime Minister that measures must be taken to prevent this from happening again," he said.
The 71-year-old lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, attempted to throw a shoe at the Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai during working hours at the Supreme Court on Monday. He was immediately apprehended by the security personnel and escorted out. As per sources, the attacker, while being escorted out, said, "Sanatan ka apman nahi sahega Hindustan."
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Rakesh Kishore said that he was hurt by the CJI's remarks while dismissing a plea seeking restoration of the structure of Lord Vishnu in the Javari temple in Khajuraho.
He said, "I was hurt. A PIL was filed in the Chief Justice's court on September 16. Justice Gavai made fun of it by saying 'Go pray to the idol to restore its head'. While we see that when there are cases against other religions like Raliways' land in Haldwani was occupied by a particular community. When an attempt was made to remove this, the Supreme Court put a stay on it three years ago. In Nupur Sharma's case, the court said, 'You have ruined the atmosphere'. When there are matters related to the Sanatan dharma, be it Jallikatu or the height of the Dahi Handi, Supreme Court's orders have hurt me."
"If you do not want to provide relief, at least do not make fun of it. It was an injustice that the petition was dismissed. However, I am against violence, but you should think about why a common man who is not affiliated with any group took such a step. It is not that I was under the influence of a substance; it was my reaction to his action. I am not fearful and I have no regrets... I have not done anything, God made me do it," Kishore added. (ANI)