The manner in which the lawyers’ Bar Association in Faizabad court has expelled three of its colleagues and brutally assaulted one of them, for the simple reason that they participated in a protest demonstration demanding justice in the suspicious death of Khalid Mujahid, a bomb blast suspect – speaks volumes about the heights of communalism in the so-called intellectual circles. What is more reprehensible is the refusal of the police to lodge an FIR in the murderous attack. The apex court should take cognizance of the incidentand take urgent remedial steps by initiating a stringent action against the errant bar association. Otherwise, a day may not be far off when advocates would bluntly refuse to represent the accused if they happen to be Muslims.
Syed Sultan Mohiddin
Kadapa, A.P.