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NewsIndia‘CJI attacked because he is Dalit, there has never been such an attack before’: Union minister Athawale
‘CJI attacked because he is Dalit, there has never been such an attack before’: Union minister Athawale
The Union minister demanded that a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act be registered against Kishore.
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Written by Pavneet Singh Chadha
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Panaji | October 9, 2025 09:07 PM IST
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Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale, ramdas athawale, br gavai,
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale. (File photo)
Days after 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai during court proceedings, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said Justice Gavai was attacked because he is from the Dalit community.
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The Union minister demanded that a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act be registered against Kishore.
Addressing the press in Panaji, Athawale said, “This incident is condemnable. For the first time, such an (attack) has happened on the Chief Justice of India… Honourable Bhushan Gavai is from the Dalit community and his father was the Governor of Kerala and Bihar…but he studied and as a result of his own efforts…(he) was in the Bombay High Court and later became a judge of the Supreme Court, and he got the opportunity to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court… Many people from the Savarna samaj have not liked this. Therefore, they have attacked him in this manner.”