Following its mention in the Supreme Court and the subsequent censure by the chief justice, the statement given by the UP Cooperative Minister Mukut Bihari Verma on the Ram temple and Supreme Court in September, 2018, has again come into the light, with Muslims demanding that the minister be dismissed from the cabinet as he has disrespected the judiciary.

The Muslim community held a meeting in Agra, Uttar Pradesh on Friday where this statement of the minister was denounced and a memorandum was drafted to be sent to the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding the dismissal of Mukut Bihari Verma from the UP cabinet.

The Supreme Court on Septmeber 12, 2019, condemned remarks made Mukut Bihari Verma in 2018 where he claimed that the Ram Mandir will be constructed in Ayodhya "because the Supreme Court is ours".

Addressing the meeting, senior advocate Naseem Ahmed Qureshi said that through his statement, the minister has implied that the Supreme Court belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Hindus and will do their bidding. This was a disrespectful statement against the judiciary, which has been the epitome of impartiality in India and which is trusted by all communities as being impartial.

Ahmed said, "For the Supreme Court, the only thing that matters is the law and it pronounces the judgements according to the law. Legal matters are not decided on the basis of faith and public sentiments, the minister should understand this. The minister's statement is beyond comprehension as the 130 crore Indians have firm belief in the impartiality of the Supreme Court and if what the minister said is true, then this belief will be shattered."

Social activist Sameer said that the minister should make it clear whether he is the minister of the people of UP or is he just the minister of Hindus.

The social activist said, "When the people of the entire state, may it be Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians or from the numerous other faiths, have accepted Yogi Adityanath as their chief minister, then how is the minister segregating the judiciary for the Hindus."

The social activist demanded that such a minister who has no belief in the sanctity of democratic institutions should be sacked immediately and even the Supreme Court should take action against him. He said that a memorandum addressed to the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be given to the District Magistrate soon, demanding the removal of such a minister from the UP Cabinet.