Bar Council chief backs influencer Sharmistha Panoli, calls arrest absolute failure of justice

Mishra condemned Panoli’s arrest, calling it “an absolute failure of justice.” He described it as “a blatant assault on freedom of expression” and mentioned that he “firmly stands with” Panoli in an announcement launched on Sunday.

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Sharmishta Panoli was arrested late Friday evening by Kolkata Police from Gurugram in Haryana for allegedly hurting spiritual sentiments by her ‘communal’ feedback in now-deleted movies on her social media. She had made the remarks in connection to Operation Sindoor.

In his assertion, Mishra lashed out on the West Bengal authorities and Kolkata Police and mentioned that they’ve “once again proved their pattern of excessive, selective, and politically motivated action, targeting individuals from particular communities while ignoring or even shielding far more egregious acts by others.”

Mishra additionally introduced up a number of incidents of ‘communal’ violence in West Bengal to slam the state authorities and accused it of “appeasement politics”. He talked about incidents corresponding to “Marichjhanpi massacre of Hindu refugees, the Nandigram violence, and the repeated political killings” and in addition the current Murshidabad riots, which he known as “state-sponsored” and alleged that the administration “failed to protect innocent lives and actively obstructed the deployment of central forces” there.

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‘Deeply troubling’

“Time and again, the state machinery has shielded those inciting or perpetrating violence against Hindus, while acting with unprecedented haste and severity against individuals like Sharmishta for expressing dissent,” Mishra wrote within the assertion.

He additionally known as out the West Bengal authorities for “opposing” Operation Sindoor – “a decisive counter-terror operation meant to avenge the brutal killing of innocents” and mentioned that it was “deeply troubling” that the identical authorities now “seeks to silence a yoing law student for questioning such similar double standards”.

Referring to Panoli’s remarks in her movies, which she has now taken down, Mishra mentioned that mere selection of phrases can’t be attributed a blasphemous character and added that the younger regulation scholar is being made a “scapegoat” and subjected to “harsh legal action”.

“True democracy demands impartiality, restraint, and the equal protection of rights, not selective outrage and vendetta.”