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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: NCP (SP) stages protest in Mumbai after bid to attack CJI Gavai

IN PHOTOS: NCP (SP) stages protest in Mumbai after bid to attack CJI Gavai

Updated On: 07 October, 2025 05:12 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) on Tuesday staged protests in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, condemning a lawyer`s attempt to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, saying it was a bid to attack the Constitution and democracy. Pics/Sameer Abedi

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The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) on Tuesday staged protests in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, condemning a lawyer`s attempt to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, saying it was a bid to attack the Constitution and democracy. Pics/Sameer Abedi

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The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) on Tuesday staged protests in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, condemning a lawyer`s attempt to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, saying it was a bid to attack the Constitution and democracy. Pics/Sameer Abedi
<p>Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Shashikant Shinde, Mumbai unit chief Rakhi Jadhav, and other supporters raised slogans condemning the incident that occurred on Monday in the Supreme Court</p>

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Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Shashikant Shinde, Mumbai unit chief Rakhi Jadhav, and other supporters raised slogans condemning the incident that occurred on Monday in the Supreme Court

<p>A group of protesters later agitated in front of Dr Ambedkar`s statue, holding banners and placards</p>

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A group of protesters later agitated in front of Dr Ambedkar`s statue, holding banners and placards

<p>NCP (SP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said this "shameful" act is not just an insult to the Chief Justice of India, but is also an assault on the very Constitutional values that bind our democracy</p>

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NCP (SP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said this "shameful" act is not just an insult to the Chief Justice of India, but is also an assault on the very Constitutional values that bind our democracy

<p>He accused the ruling BJP of trying to weaken autonomous institutions and replace the Constitution with the Manusmriti through its ideology</p>

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He accused the ruling BJP of trying to weaken autonomous institutions and replace the Constitution with the Manusmriti through its ideology

<p>On Monday, lawyer Rakesh Kishore (71) attempted to hurl a shoe towards CJI Gavai in his courtroom in the Supreme Court in New Delhi, prompting the Bar Council of India to suspend his license with immediate effect</p>

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On Monday, lawyer Rakesh Kishore (71) attempted to hurl a shoe towards CJI Gavai in his courtroom in the Supreme Court in New Delhi, prompting the Bar Council of India to suspend his license with immediate effect

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