Hyderabad: Telangana Lawyers Joint Action
Committee (JAC) has given a call to boycott all court
proceedings in Telangana region tomorrow to protest the
"attack" on its members allegedly by TDP activists.
A group of pro-Telangana lawyers and activists of the
Telugu Desam Party Saturday clashed during the `Maha Dharna`
at Indira Park jointly organised by TDP and Left Parties
demanding roll-back of hike in petrol and diesel prices.
Lawyers affiliated to the Telangana Lawyers Forum raised
slogans and tried to disrupt the speech of TDP chief N
Chandrababu Naidu asking him to clarify his stand on separate
Telangana which led to clashes. However, police intervened and
dispersed the clashing groups.
Strongly condemning the incident, a leader of Telangana
Lawyers JAC G Rajvardhan Reddy today told PTI, "we have given
a call for boycotting of court proceedings in Telangana
districts tomorrow. Our demand is that Naidu and his party
workers should be immediately arrested for their acts."
Seven lawyers were injured following "attack" by TDP
workers and the condition of G Chandrasekhar Reddy, who
suffered head injuries is serious, he claimed.
The Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh at its General Body
meeting here today passed a resolution condemning the
incident. The Bar Council also asked all its members not to
participate in dharna and other agitations by wearing by
lawyers` robes.
Meanwhile, based on a complaint by lawyers, the Gandhi
Nagar police late last night registered a case under various
sections of IPC including attempt to murder against TDP
president N Chandrababu and other party workers in connection
with incident.
A senior police officer said that they would file an
affidavit before the AP State Human Rights Commission, as the
Lawyers had approached the Commission.
PTI
