The lawyer, who tried to throw a shoe at CJI BR Gawai, said, ‘I am not afraid, I don’t regret’

Suspended lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who tried to throw a shoe on Chief Justice of India BR Gawai, said that he had no regrets on his act.

Kishore told ANI, “I was hurt. I was not intoxicated, this was my response to his action. I am not afraid. I do not regret what happened.”

#Watch Delhi: suspended lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who tried to throw an object on CJI BR Gawai, says, “… I was hurt … I was not intoxicated, this was my response to his actions … I am not afraid. I am not afraid of what happened.”

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He said that his response was based on a court order on 16 September on a petition filed for the restoration of the idol of Lord Vishnu in Khajuraho temples in Madhya Pradesh. “On September 16, a PIL was filed in the CJI court. The CJI made fun of it and said – Go and pray to the idol and ask him to bring back your head. When the case related to our Sanatan Dharma comes, the SC passes such orders. Do not relieve the petitioner, but do not even hurt him. I was not a drug. I do not regret what happened. ” He said.

On 6 October, 71 -year -old lawyer Kishore allegedly … Tried to throw a shoe In its court room in the Supreme Court, towards CJI Gawai, the Bar Council of India suspended his license with immediate effect.

The CJI, who was surprised by the unprecedented incident during and after the court proceedings, asked the court officials and security personnel inside the court room to “ignore” it and leave the guilty lawyer.

The CJI, sitting on the back with Vinod Chandran of Justice, told the lawyers, “Don’t get distracted by all. We are not distracted. These things do not affect me.”

Bar bodies, SCBA and Scaora, and lawyers and political parties strongly condemned the incident, calling it “an attack on constitution and overall institution”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condemned Attack on CJI.

Delhi Police questioned Kishore for three hours and was later allowed to leave at 2 pm as no formal complaint was filed.

Talking about the incident, the lawyers told the media that the incident occurred when the CJI -led bench was hearing mention of cases by lawyers. Kishore reached the stage on the high stage, took out his shoe and tried to throw towards the judges.

The security personnel inside the court room immediately intervened and thwarted a clear attack.

The lawyer was rapidly taken out of the court premises. When he was being taken, the lawyer was heard shouting, “Will not bear insult to Sanatan” (will not bear insult to Sanatan Dharma).