The advocates were on strike against the police lathi charge restored against them in Hapur. On Thursday night, the strike was called off after a meeting between the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council and representatives of the state government.
"Today a meeting was held and it was a fruitful meeting, strict action will be taken against those who are culprits in the incident (Hapur Incident). A committee will be formed on the Advocate Protection Act. With this, the lawyers of UP will return to work from tomorrow (Friday),” said Shiv
"A Committee with its Chairman as Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta has been constituted to look into the grievances raised at the Bar in respect of the incident that occurred in District Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Chairperson of the Committee has been pleased to direct that the committee shall hold
An FIR has been registered on Advocates in Ghaziabad on burning the photo of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a protest called by advocates over lathi charge on them by the police.
"In connection with the Hapur incident, a three-member inquiry committee was constituted by CM Yogi Adityanath under the chairmanship of Commissioner, Meerut," a statement from CMO, UP said.
The Uttar Pradesh government is now accelerating road construction in rural areas of Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Hapur, Jaunpur, Kushinagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Maharajganj, Mau, Pilibhit, Prayagraj, and Shahjahanpur districts.
In view of festivals and religious programs, the DGP instructed the department to review police arrangements, patrolling and CCTV cameras at sensitive places to avoid any mishappening.
Reacting to this, Pandey said, "Now we will fight this battle in a phased manner and tomorrow all the lawyers of the state will be on strike. There will be no work tomorrow."
"A clash broke out between advocates and police in Hapur yesterday. A SIT has been formed to investigate this matter. It will be headed by the Commissioner, Meerut. IG Meerut and DIG Moradabad will be the other members. The SIT is to submit its report in seven days," the Special DG said on W
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday strongly condemned the incident of lathi charge by Police against Lawyers in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh and sought to investigate the incident and bring the guilty police officers to justice.