Monday, March 5, 2012

From 'Goonda advocate Diary'



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. 

J