BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured that his government is committed to implementing the Advocate Protection Act.
The chief minister said that when the state’s legal fraternity was holding protests, demanding implementation of the Advocate Protection Act, he was in the Opposition and now that his government has come to power, the demand will be met.
“The legal fraternity had staged a protest, demanding implementation of the Advocate Protection Act. I was an Opposition leader at the time. I had stood by them and supported their protest. Now that we are in power, we will definitely implement the Act”, he said.
Siddaramaiah was speaking at the farewell function of Justice B Veerappa, which was organised by the Bengaluru Advocates Association at the banquet hall of the Vidhana Soudha, on Wednesday.
The Bengaluru Advocates Association also appealed to the CM to introduce an insurance scheme for lawyers. The CM assured them that his government will take necessary steps to launch the same after discussions. (ANI)