Sibal announces new platform ‘Insaaf’ to fight ‘injustice’

NEW DELHI,

ALLEGING that a Government working against the citizens is at the helm, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday announced a new platform ‘Insaaf’ to fight “injustice” prevailing in the country and called on everyone, including Opposition parties’ Chief Ministers and leaders, to support him in his endeavour. Sibal said he would hold a public meeting of the new platform at Jantar Mantar on March 11 and will put forward a new vision of India there. He said it was an open invitation for everyone, including Opposition leaders and common people, to join him at the event. at the event. Sibal alleged that injustice is prevailing in every nook and corner of India. Injustice is being done to citizens, institutions, political Opposition, journalists, teachers, and medium and small businesses, he claimed. “We have started a website ‘Insaaf ke Sipahi’ where anyone can register. This will be a national level platform where lawyers will be at the forefront,” the former Congress leader said.

“It is with great deliberation that I have decided that people need to be awakened and asked to become our ‘Insaaf ke Sipahi’ and wherever injustice is happening, they should fight it. I want all Opposition Chief Ministers and leaders to support me in this endeavour and we start a national movement to free ourselves from this slavery,” he said. Sibal said efforts will be made to bring Opposition leaders and parties to jointly fight injustice in the country, but asserted that his motives were not political but to fight for constitutional values.

The initiative by Sibal, an Independent Rajya Sabha MP who is considered an important voice of the Opposition, and his talk of bringing parties and leaders together for the “fight against injustice” comes amid a crack in Opposition ranks with the Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) trading barbs repeatedly. “Through you (media) I am requesting everyone to be part of this, then we will take this forward,” he said. Responding to a question, Sibal said he wants the Congress also to join the initiative but asserted that this was aimed at being a people’s movement and he was not going to form any political party. Sibal said common people and lawyers together will fight against injustice through this initiative. The former Union Minister also launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Government at the Centre, accusing it to working to finish off political Opposition with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) acting as its “valentine”. “The Government valentine is ED. You put it behind anyone and coerce that person. CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) still needs the nod of the state government but not the ED,” the senior advocate pointed out.