Nobody should cross the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ and the court should respect the government and the legislature just as the government respects the court, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday after the Supreme Court stayed the sedition law, while the Opposition parties welcomed the order.
Several parties including the Congress, the CPI and the CPI(M) urged the Supreme Court to quash the sedition law without waiting for the government to complete its exercise of reviewing the law.
Speaking to reporters after the order, Mr. Rijiju said: “We respect each other. The court should respect the government, legislature. The government should also respect the court. We have clear demarcation of boundary and that Lakshman Rekha should not be crossed by anybody.”
