Mumbai, Oct 2 (PTI) A lawyers’ association from Maharashtra’s Palghar district has come out in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and said it will provide free legal assistance to members of the fledgling group if they face any “repression”.
“Ultimately, democratic values should remain alive and for that, if they need any such help on the judicial forum, some lawyers like us will definitely do the work for them free of charge,” Digambar Desai, a spokesperson of the Vasai Lawyers Association, told reporters on Friday.
Desai was responding to a question about whether lawyers would be willing to defend CJP members free of cost if cases were filed against them.
He said lawyers were prepared to support “common causes” and stand by those facing what he described as repression.
The statement comes as CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke is scheduled to hold a protest at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Friday against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. CJP has been demanding Kumar’s resignation, accusing him of acting against democratic principles.
The Mumbai police, however, have not given permission to the CJP to hold its protest at Shivaji Park. PTI ND NR
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