lawyers of the district court protested in the court premises on Monday over death of Prem Yadav and Goldy Bagga and demanded protection act for themselves.
Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh observed protest day and lawyers did not work whole day while people kept approaching the lawyers for their work but were turned down by lawyers.
No hearing was held in the district court due to the lawyers strike. lawyers kept protesting outside the court and their chambers remained vacant. The protest was also supported by Madhya Pradesh Mantralaya Bar Association. lawyers are demanding protection act similar to the doctors’ protection act. lawyers outside the court premises also burnt effigy of antisocial elements and raised slogans for protection act. Rajesh Vyas of state bar council said that attacks on lawyers have increased in the State that is why security should be provided to lawyers.
Vyas further said that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured during the lawyers’ panchayat that special protection act will be implemented in the state for the lawyers but till now no security has been provided to lawyers. lawyers demanded that lawyers’ protection act should be implemented soon.