Controversy Sparks Debate on Judicial Appointments

TMC MP Mahua Moitra expressed concerns over the government using a cash discovery at a judge's outhouse to influence judicial appointments, reviving the NJAC. She accused media of diverting focus from facts, similar to past incidents like the Sushant Singh Rajput case.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra voiced fears in the Lok Sabha that the central government might exploit recent revelations of cash found at a judge's residence to gain influence over judicial appointments.

She contends that media uproar is a strategic move, heralding a potential revival of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), designed as an alternative to the current collegium system for appointing judges.

Moitra criticized the media, which she labeled as 'Godi media,' for twisting the narrative towards a discussion on judicial appointments instead of focusing on the incident's facts, comparing it to past cases like that of Sushant Singh Rajput.

(With inputs from agencies.)