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Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) protests across Maharashtra after bid to attack CJI Gavai in court

Updated On: 07 October, 2025 06:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

On Monday, the lawyer identified as 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

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Several of NCP (SP) workers gathered at Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai to protest against the incident. PIc/Sameer Abedi

Several of NCP (SP) workers gathered at Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai to protest against the incident. PIc/Sameer Abedi

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) on Tuesday staged protests in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, condemning an incident where a lawyer attempted to throw a shoe at the Chief Justice of India, B R Gavai, reported the PTI.

The party called it a direct attack on the Constitution and democracy.

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