Advocates and CJP Coordinate Outside BCI Headquarters
Police and RAF deployed near Bar Council of India office and Rouse Avenue Court as All India Young Advocates Association stages protest supported by Cockroach Janta Party.
Core Demand
- Resignation of BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, BJP Rajya Sabha MP.
- Accountability for the short-lived directive barring enrolment of NALSAR University of Law 2026 graduating batch.
"It seems the Legal Cockroaches have united and will be protesting against the Chairman of the Bar Council of India... demanding his resignation." — Saurav Das
Background Sequence
- NALSAR students opposed CJI Surya Kant attendance at convocation over prior bench remarks.
- BCI issued freeze order on state bar enrolments; withdrew after backlash.
- Bombay Bar Association and CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ratna Singh also called for exit.
On-Ground Notes
- Protest scheduled 10:00 AM Thursday.
- CJP frames action as continuity of student rights accountability after Jantar Mantar phase.
Direct source statements from X posts by Das and Dipke; ANI visuals confirm police presence.