Advocates back camplainant against Jindu, case hearing tomorrow

Ludhiana: In the matter of an FIR against Guru Nanak Modikhana fame Baljinder Singh Jindu, over 100 advocates have stood up against him and lent their support to the complainant. Importantly, in February this year, when Ludhiana advocates had gone on strike against STF in-charge and had also intensified protest, Jindu not only opposed it but had also written to Ludhiana commissioner of Police por taking action against the advocates.
On Monday, about 100 advocates submitted ‘vakalatnama’ in the court supporting complainants, where Jindu has applied for bail.
A city-based advocate, Arun Kurami, said, “Jindu has been doing cheap publicity tactics for quite some time. He had spoken ill words against former SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar when he was booked. He was also booked in an attempt to murder case when he opened fire at a person. Moreover, he has spoken against doctors, advocates and even those organising langars. This time he has spoken ill words against some gods, which cannot be accepted.”
“Later on, to divert from the topic he pasted a poster at Guru Nanak Modi Khana, medical store, that the target was to shut Modikhana. The issue is only with the way he has talked about certain gods and goddesses. We have nothing to do with his medical store,” he added.
Another advocate Dinesh Kumar said, “Lately, Jindu’s own team has levelled allegations against him for getting funds from foreign and also demanded clarity on those being used by him. Since Jindu is unable to give clarity, he wanted to shut the medical store. Therefore, he created this controversy and escaped after closing the store.”
Ritesh Raja, general secretary, Shiv Sena, Punjab, on whose complaint the police have lodged an FIR, said, “So many advocates have come up in our support. On Wednesday, the hearing on Jindu’s bail application will be held. We are waiting for the decision.”