Early Times Report
Jammu, May 1: Intensifying the ongoing agitation against the police for the atrocities committed by the police personnel of Police Station Gandhi Nagar on one of their senior member Harshwardhan Gupta, the J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu today held strong protest demonstrations in the court complex, Janipur and thereafter held a protest Dharna at Panjthirthi, outside the Raj Bhawan.
The protesting lawyers were addressed by the President, J&K High Court Bar Association Jammu (BAJ) MK Bhardwaj, OP Sharma, xVR Wazir, DK Khajuria, Sunil Sethi, DK Khajuria (Former Presidents), Senior Advocates, BS Manhas, BB Kotwal, HC Jhalmeria, Vice President Sindhu Sharma, General Secretary, Ranjit Singh Jamwal, Rajesh Thappa, Rajinder Jamwal, Monika Kohli, and other advocates. the speakers alleged the senior police officials are protecting the erring police personnel of Police Station Gandhi Nagar involved in the alleged harrsament and manhandling case for reasons best known to them. President of the Association, MK Bhardwaj and other speakers reiterated their demand of immediate suspension of accused and for conducting an impartial, independent and fair inquiry by an independent agency and warned those who are indulging in disinformation campaign through social media with an intention to mislead the public. They said association has been compelled to adopt agitational path and is out in streets to convey its genuine demands.
Later in the day, a delegation led by President, JKHCBA, Jammu, MK Bhardwaj comprising of its office bearers, former Presidents, and office bearers of the YLA, on being invited on a written communication by the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu met him for further talks in presence of DIG, Dy Commissioner and SSP, Jammu and reiterated demand for suspension of the erring police officials immediately. later BAJ appreciated the support sister Bar Associations, political parties, social organizations, student organizations and public in general who have supported cause of Bar. |
