By TCN News,
New Delhi: The Bahujan Mukti Party (BMP) organized a massive demonstration and Dharna at the famous Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on 30thMarch 2014, in support of Supreme court Advocate Mahmoud Pracha who has been fighting legal battles on behalf of the numerous Innocent Muslims, Jailed and incarcerated on false charges of terrorism. He has off late been threatened by the “underworld” of dire consequences. The party strongly condemned the threats to his life and conveyed support to him stressing that these kinds of threats will not be taken lightly by the BMP. The Party demanded that the Central Government take serious note of the threats and inquire into the matter and immediately appoint an independent agency to investigate the whole matter.
Advocate Zahid Taj
The Indian Lawyers Association- Delhi also took part in the demonstration and Dharna-sit in in support of Mr. Pracha. The Organizer of the Association said that the Lawyers were in fact the officers of the Judiciary and such a threat to a lawyer amounts to a threat on the Judiciary of the nation and that such callousness will not be accepted. This is an act worthy of condemnation and that the Association condemns this kind of threat, and requests the Government to appoint a high powered agency to investigate and take immediate action so as to instill a sense of security in all people taking up legal cases of all such wrongly implicated youth.
Hundreds of Party workers voiced their support to the eminent lawyer and expressed their hope that government will give safety to the victims, and a reply to those who threaten.
Advocate Sanobar Ali
Talking to the party workers Supreme court Advocate Sanobar Ali Qureishi said that this is a very sad situation wherein the voices of the innocent was being sought to be silenced. Advocate Gaurav Yadav announcing the support on behalf of the lawyers said that in fact this is not a threat to an individual called Mahmoud Pracha rather it is a question of the integrity of the whole nation. The Prime Ministerial candidate of the Bahujan Mukti Party, Mr. Aroon Yadav wanted the whole society to come up to the challenge and defeat such evil forces.
Other eminent Party leaders who addressed the Dharna were the President of the Youth wing of the Party, Mr. Zahid Taj, Advocate G R Chauhan, Mr. Pukhraj Chauhan, Mr. Rajesh Prajapati, Mr. Uday Kumar Singh Khushwaha, Mr. Bhim Sigh Bagri etc. The Party reiterated its resolve and said that these efforts shall be vigorously pursued and that the Party shall organize several such demonstrations around the country in the coming days.