As protesting farmers face legal challenges emerging out of the tractor parade violence on Republic Day, some lawyer groups have come forward to offer legal assistance to them and have started helpline numbers.
Simranjeet Kaur Gill, an advocate at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, said they are helping those who are in jail or have gone “missing” since the violent protests on Janury 26.
“We are providing legal help to those who have been arrested and missing after the farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day. A total of 124 people have been arrested so far and 39 are missing since January 26 as per our information. The number is incr…
The volunteering lawyers have put up some posters under the head ‘advocate for farmers’ advertising two helpline numbers each for the Singhu and Tikri borders, the two major agitation sites.