Hoshiarpur: Shri Avinash Rai Khanna—a former MP and a member of the Hoshiarpur Bar Association—made a special appearance today at the hunger strike being conducted by the association. He listened to the concerns of the legal community and interacted with them. On this occasion, Shri Khanna mentioned that he is in constant communication with the Union Law Minister, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal. He stated that the Union Minister had assured him as recently as yesterday evening that he would speak with the Honorable Supreme Court Judge, Justice Surya Kant, to ensure a speedy resolution to the matter.
Lawyers from the Bar Association stated that they have made full preparations for a protest at Jantar Mantar on August 7; they warned that if the government does not accede to the legal community's demands, the agitation will be intensified.
Advocates Shamsher Singh Bhardwaj, Lavkesh Ohri, former President Ram Prakash Dhir, Navjinder Bedi, Sukhvinder Singh Kotli, Gurpreet Kaur, Preeti Jasal, Rakesh Marwaha, Kamaljit Saroa, Nirvair Sidhu, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Badhan, and other lawyers were present on the occasion.