Its called
"from Goonda Advocate Diary" because, the media from past
4days constantly making the story and branding entire advocate fetarnity as
Goonda advocate. I being a lawful member of such fetarnity, it's from my diary
which I thought will share with you all.
There are
some caveat, before you read further
thought will let you know these points,
1) its my side of the story,
2) It's the story which I have
observed over these four days
I was still in college teaching my students when I heard
these news on 2nd March ( which media called it has Black Friday, even I don't
mind call it the same but not for that reason but my own reason), and I decided
to stay back in the college, had a lunch at the college it self, switched on the
news and saw what was claim to be 'happening' in the city civil court compound
Bangalore, was shocked by seeing the news and attack on the journalists, few of
my journalists called me to ask my opinion and also to confirm the death of the
advocate, they also told me that 2 police men were dead. This made me more
shock, but told them will speak to other members and confirm the same. When I
called my advocate friends there are rumors and some one is saying that 2
advocates and some one is saying one is confirmed and two more on the list. Did
not know what to do but decided to stay back in the college.
When I heard that things are calm-down, I left the college
to go to my office and on the way saw hundreds of police vehicle at K.R.Cricle,
I was also not in my advocate uniform so decided to take city civil court way,
when I reach the city civil court, saw there are groups of advocate was running
to court hospital with head injury, was not clear what was happening, when I
went towards Mysore Bank Cricle I saw hundreds of police people beating each
advocate whom they saw, their vehicles were smashed in front of senior police
officials, thankfully my car did have any advocate sticker, nor I had any
uniform, they let me pass through.
When I reached Gandinagar I saw number of advocate with the
bleeding injury on the streets. Send them for treatment and parked my car at my
office, took my other fellow advocate in plain cloths, and decided to reach
city civil court to see what is happening.
We reached the university compound from where we could see
the city civil court complex, what we saw was something which i have not seen
before.
there was no marcy for police on advocate who was in and
around, they manage to find each and every advocate who was passing through and
beat them on the street chased them in and around the streets. let me tell you
this is nothing to do with the lati Charge order its a act to find the advocate
and beat them.
I called few police officer to understand what is
happening, it was horror what they have told me as well, apparently the media
has published the news that there are 2 police men died and two police men were
kept captive in the complex and their eye's were removed, this is what led them
to go over on each and every advocate who are in the region.
At 5PM some of the session judges where going out in their
cars, some one in the police crowed shouted that the people who are going in
the car are the advocate, without even looking who is actually going they
smashed those cars on the road at Mysore Bank Circle.
The issues did not get over this, at one side i was trying
to coordinate in order to release the advocate who were stuck in side the court
complex, who could not come out due to police blocking the road all side from
court complex, Mr Mirji came to the court complex at that time i saw many
police who have entered the court complex put fire on the Maruthi Omni car
which was standing in the complex. at this junction i have seen some of the
journalist were having a happy laugh, and some of the people in the crowed
stating that there is one more care burn burn, for which some people saying
keep it till it get dark and then burn it!
I saw this incident till 7PM and then decided to go back to
office and then i went home, switch on the TV to see what is being shown, it is
horrible again, media is talking as if they are innocent and the advocate are
the tugs. they have called all the advocate members as Goonda's, hooligans and
what not. false news continued to
telecast stating that 3 police were died and up-course there is no news about
either the facts that they advocate got injured, trapped in the court complex
and their vehicle were burnt by the police.
some of the people, organization whom i know who claim that
they are human rights activists, where given statement on TV channels, without
verifying the facts that false news about police men death, this has been
spread but non of them are making any statement that possible injury on the
advocate and their property.
I spoke to each one of them and condemned the and said
'what you just said is wrong'.
In the morning got a text from one of my journalist friend
stating that " I hope we have been objective in or reporting"
for which i replayed, "to an extent yes"
it seems to be he got upset and sent me reply, "what
do you mean?! It is very unfortunate that you are taking sides!!"
For which i felt telling him some thing what i saw and
texted him this, "lets not talk about it I was standing in the place from
3PM to 7PM and saw what happened and also the media people around the police
who witnessed and refuse to record what went, unfortunately I know some of the
media people and also the police indulge in the activities. If u want me to
talk only what happened in the morning u also taking stand which I think is not
correct as well" and i further
said, "Compare to others you paper has some story from other side which I
recognize".
I do not know what he felt he send me another text,
"Thanks for certificate, your honour"
for which I really felt like saying some thing and said,
"No journalist filed the case on the attack on them, they took law on
their hand, when police smashing the car and beating people laughed. I am not
honour and have no strength to give certificate to anyone, and neither I defend
any advocate, i only condemn what I saw, I think i have right to do so"
for which he replayed, "we'll talk later"
In the day I saw lots of students have posted the photo
which clearly shows how police attacked the vehicle, I went and met few people and
learnt many inside story.
Even today many of the people who claims that they are
intellectual continue to comment by just looking at the news paper and the TV.
Today some one asked me why you advocate behave like this what is happening
when did you people grow above the law i said i am still below the law i am not
above the law, and requested them don't talk to people by just looking at the
news which has been telecasted on the air or printed and there are many other
story to it. when they asked me to appear in a matter i said i have been called
Goonda Advocate if you have no problem being represented by Goonda advocate i
will represent you.
Its my diary I thought I will let you know. I am Goonda I have no problem to defend you if you have no problem being defended by Goonda.