Haryana CM apologises for remarks about High Court judge

Manohar Lal Khattar had said that the judge has ‘some issues in his head’ and that ‘they would be soon be fixed’.

Apr 3, 2023 - 21:30

Haryana CM apologises for remarks about High Court judge

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday apologised for his remark about a High Court judge at a public meeting in Bhiwani, reported The Indian Express.

Khattar had said that the judge has “some issues in his head” and that “they would be soon be fixed”. A video of his remarks has been widely shared on social media.

"There's a judge with something wrong with his forehead"
- CM Khattar of Haryana

These are the words of a BJP chief minister for the judiciary, will the method of 'Judge Loya' be adopted to set the mind right??

pic.twitter.com/fdbvkw5g0N— B M Sandeep (@BMSandeepAICC) April 3, 2023

The chief minister had made the remarks in response to a question about the recruitment drive of police constables in Haryana in 2019 that has been challenged before Punjab and Haryana High Court.

“That problem [recruitment] will be solved,” Khattar had said. “There is a judge, there is some issue with his head. We will fix that. I am aware of the entire matter. Three thousand of 5,000 have joined. The remaining 2,000 who are left, they will get the court ruling soon.”

The Congress had criticised Khattar’s remarks, describing it as a direct attack on the judiciary.

“How can the chief minister blame the judge for anything?” Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said on Sunday. “Rather,...