Just ahead of lok Sabha polls, the BJP received a shot in the arm with the legal fraternity across the country lending support to the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Friday. All bar associations in the national Capital along with several others from various Indian States assembled in the city and promised Modi full support in the upcoming polls. The occasion was lawyers with Modi, Modi with lawyers — an interaction of the prime ministerial hopeful with lawyers. As legal practitioners put forth a numbers of demands in the eventuality of Modi becoming the Prime Minister; the latter too did not disappoint the lawyers who had turned out in large numbers at Talkatora Stadium in the Capital. Senior criminal lawyer and former law Minister Ram Jethmalani was also present on the occasion.
The Gujarat Chief Minister promised the lawyers adequate training, skill development, technical inputs and infrastructural leap to ensure their future security. Taking note of their demands, Modi also assured them a proper policy to take care of their housing needs and financial security. Modi said the budding lawyers need to be trained specifically in forensic science as case of cyber crime and economic offences with excessive use of technology. “The economic offences are on constant rise. Cyber crime in India too has surged. We need to promote forensic science education in India on the lines of Forensic Science University in Gujarat. lawyers need to be trained in dealing with cases of cyber crime,” Modi said, citing instance from his home State of Gujarat. He said the legal practitioners in India had the potential to develop the country into a hub of legal
Process Outsourcing (lPO) given the multi-tasking skill and language proficiency of Indian lawyers.
The BJP leader emphasised that the lawyers in India had a great responsibility of strengthening the judicial system and democratic set up of the country. “People of India have great faith in the judiciary. Not only it is a ray of hope for them but the India judicial system is considered the most reliable across the world. The Government must take care of the lawyers for qualitative delivery,” he said.
Modi also attacked External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid for his comments questioning the role of the Supreme Court and the Election Commission saying it was a deliberate attempt of the Congress to destroy the institutions in India. “The Congress can foresee its defeat and its leaders are researching for excuses,” he added.