Lawyers hold demonstration against Masrat Alam

Excelsior Correspondent

Lawyers protesting against separatist leader Masrat Alam on Friday. —Excelsior/Rakesh
Lawyers protesting against separatist leader Masrat Alam on Friday. —Excelsior/Rakesh

JAMMU, Apr 17: The work in the High Court as well as Subordinate Courts remained affected today due to strike by the J&K High Court Bar Association Jammu against hoisting of Pakistani flag in Srinagar by separatist leader Masrat Alam.
The lawyers gathered in the court complex at Janipur and held a demonstration against hoisting of Pakistani flag by separatist leader Masrat Alam and his supporters. They demanded stern legal action against the separatist leader.
Later, interacting with media-persons, Bar strongly condemned the statements frequently made by the separatists against return and re-settlement of Kashmiri Migrant in a separate township.
The Bar held both the State and Union Governments responsible for giving latitude to separatist leaders in making anti-national statement.