Kapil Sibal

‘I Was Tasked by Court to Present Facts… It’s Evident One Individual Was Responsible,’ Kapil Sibal on RG Kar Rape-Murder Case

13 Dec 2024

Veteran lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal delivered a thought-provoking virtual address at the Legally Speaking event organized by NewsX. In conversation with Editor-in-Chief Rishabh Gulati, Sibal discussed pivotal national and global issues, sharing personal anecdotes and offering advice. The Role of Ideology in Law When asked whether lawyers...

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case Hearing: SG Tushar Mehta Rebukes Kapil Sibal, ‘Somebody Has Lost Their Life, Don’t At Least Laugh’

22 Aug 2024

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, admonished West Bengal government counsel Kapil Sibal during a Supreme Court hearing on the Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder case. Mehta criticized Sibal for allegedly laughing while he detailed the serious lapses in the police’s handling of the FIR. Watch: “Somebody has lost...

Kapil Sibal Slams UP Govt For Kanwar Yatra Guidelines

20 Jul 2024

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has sharply criticized the Uttar Pradesh government's directive requiring food shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names. He urged leaders to focus on development rather than divisive issues. Sibal argued that the ongoing debates about the yatra are distracting from India's...

Kapil Sibal Accuses Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar of Bias

17 Jun 2024

Former Union minister Kapil Sibal accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar of favoring the ruling party during the recent Lok Sabha elections, urging the Opposition to take some form of action. “It is better to speak less of the Election Commission of India, especially the Chief Election Commissioner. His...

Kapil Sibal: BJP Suffered Setbacks From Fifth Phase Of LS Polls Onwards

25 May 2024

Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal claimed on Saturday that starting from the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has encountered setbacks, with voters shifting their focus from the Ram temple to issues like inflation and unemployment. "The information I am receiving indicates significant changes...

Sibal Criticizes EC for PM Modi’s Ram Temple Remark: ‘Has Power to Lock Such Statements But…'”

08 May 2024

Commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's accusation against the Congress regarding their alleged intention to stall the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal raised doubts on the feasibility of such claims. Referring to expelled Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam's allegations against...

SC to hear 237 Petitions challenging implementation of CAA today

19 Mar 2024

Amid the contentious backdrop of the Centre's decision to enforce the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) shortly before the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a cluster of 237 petitions challenging the law today. Heading the proceedings will be Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, accompanied by...

J&K Assembly Elections to Follow SC Directive :BJP’s Tarun Chugh

17 Mar 2024

On Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Tarun Chugh stated that the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will take place as per the directives of the Supreme Court. "Everybody has faith in the Election Commission. According to the Supreme Court's direction, the elections will happen in Jammu and...

Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren remanded to 5-days ED custody

02 Feb 2024

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, has been remanded to a five-day custody by the High Court in connection with an alleged land scam case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Hemant Soren following multiple summons and extensive questioning on Wednesday night. Previously, a...

BJP is like the camel in the tent:Sibal’s remark after the AIADMK walks out of NDA

26 Sep 2023

On Tuesday, Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal attacked the BJP for the AIADMK's decision to leave the National Democratic Alliance, claiming that another ally had defected and those who remained were in "opportunistic alliances with no ideological glue." The AIADMK announced on Monday that it was leaving the BJP-led National...

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