Opposition parties say former BJP spokesperson cannot be made Bombay HC judge

The Opposition parties in Maharashtra on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) sought the revocation of the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation to appoint former BJP spokesperson Aarti Sathe as a judge of the Bombay High Court.

NCP(SP) MLA Rohit Pawar asked if people from other parties would get justice when a case was presented before her. “We are afraid that if people who have vociferously put forth the BJP’s voice are appointed as judges, then tomorrow common people will not get justice. We trust the judicial system. But we have no access to information about how the interviews were taken, who all were interviewed, who were rejected, on what grounds it had happened,” said Mr. Pawar.

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“This is an effort by the BJP to control the judicial system,” Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said. Congress leader Vijay Waddettiwar too sought the revocation of the recommendation.