A three-day lawyers strike across Uttar Pradesh began on Monday. Lawyers are protesting an alleged police lathi-charge on advocates in Hapur district last week.
The Uttar Pradesh Bar Council announced the strike from September 4 to September 6, asking the district bar associations to boycott their respective courts. The lawyers’ association also alleged harassment by the State police. All court related activities have come to a standstill in the State.
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