Today, MP Mahua Moitra slammed the Bar Council of India (BCI) for urging the Supreme Court not to hear the same-sex marriage case.

In a series of tweets, Moitra addressed the BCI and said that “you are oath-bound to protect constitutional morality and not popular sentiment.”

“Gentlemen - have you truly lost your minds? Even if 1 person’s freedom is encroached on, SC is bound to hear it,” the TMC MP said.Moitra said, “Bar Council of India - You are regulatory body whose job is to oversee advocates’ conduct NOT interfere in administration of justice in an ongoing case. Maybe if BCI held timely elections you wouldn't even be in your seats in your little boy's club with no women. Shame!”