Ghaziabad, 12 November (Hindustan Reporter). The ongoing protest against the lathicharge on advocates in the courtroom seems likely to be prolonged. On 16th November, a strategy will be prepared to carry forward the movement effectively. For this, advocates from Uttar Pradesh and other states will attend the meeting to be held in Ghaziabad.
Bar President Deepak Sharma gave this information. On the other hand, the lawyers continued on Tuesday also. Today the lawyers blocked Hapur Road in front of the Collectorate in Ghaziabad and burnt the effigy of the District Judge. Due to traffic jam there were long queues. The angry lawyers also vandalized a car. The police pacified the car owner and sent him away.
On October 29, there was an altercation between the District Judge and the lawyers in the District Court of Ghaziabad. After this, the police chased away the lawyers by lathi charge. During this period the advocates also got injured. Besides, two reports were also filed against the lawyers in this case. Since then the lawyers are on strike. Regarding this, a meeting of the struggle committee of advocates of 22 districts was also held in Ghaziabad on Friday. In which it was decided to intensify the movement from Monday. Also, the lawyers had decided to block the district for 2 hours every day until the demand for transfer and suspension of the District Judge is not met. In the same sequence, the advocates of Ghaziabad gathered in front of the Collectorate today and sat on strike and burnt the effigy of the District Judge. The road on both sides has been blocked. The advocates sitting on strike raised slogans. People faced a lot of problems due to traffic jam.