The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) on Tuesday staged protests in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, condemning a lawyer's attempt to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, saying it was a bid to attack the Constitution and democracy. Pics/Sameer Abedi
Updated On: 2025-10-07 05:12 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Shashikant Shinde, Mumbai unit chief Rakhi Jadhav, and other supporters raised slogans condemning the incident that occurred on Monday in the Supreme Court
A group of protesters later agitated in front of Dr Ambedkar's statue, holding banners and placards
NCP (SP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said this "shameful" act is not just an insult to the Chief Justice of India, but is also an assault on the very Constitutional values that bind our democracy
He accused the ruling BJP of trying to weaken autonomous institutions and replace the Constitution with the Manusmriti through its ideology
On Monday, lawyer Rakesh Kishore (71) attempted to hurl a shoe towards CJI Gavai in his courtroom in the Supreme Court in New Delhi, prompting the Bar Council of India to suspend his license with immediate effect
