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हिन्दी में सारांश Summary in Hindi
- लखनऊ में 14 नवंबर 2026 को वकील बैरिकेडिंग तोड़कर कैसरबाग से विधानसभा तक पहुंचे।
- धिनियम लागू करने की मांग कर रहे हैं और कहते हैं कि मांग पूरी होने तक आंदोलन चलेगा।
- सरकार ने सितंबर 2023 में यह बिल तैयार करने के लिए तीन सदस्यीय समिति बनाई थी।
বাংলায় সারাংশ Summary in Bangla
- লখনউয়ে ১৪ নভেম্বর ২০২৬ আইনজীবীরা ব্যারিকেড ভেঙে কাইসারবাগ থেকে বিধানসভা পর্যন্ত মিছিল করেন।
- ্যাক্ট চালুর দাবি করছেন, দাবি না মেটা পর্যন্ত আন্দোলন চলবে বলে জানিয়েছেন।
- রাজ্য সরকার সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৩-এ এই বিল তৈরির জন্য তিন সদস্যের কমিটি গড়েছিল।
Why it matters
In 2023, one baton-charge in Hapur led to a lawyers' strike across Uttar Pradesh. The government set up a committee on a protection bill then, and Saturday's march puts that demand back in front of it, with the advocates saying they will not stop until it becomes law.
Lawyers in Lucknow pushed through police barricades on Saturday, 14 November 2026, and marched to the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha to demand an Advocate Protection Act, a state law for the safety of advocates. The Lucknow lawyers protest set off from the Kaiserbagh court premises and reached the Assembly building after scuffles with police on the way, Dainik Bhaskar reported.
The demand of UP advocates is not new. In September 2023, after police used batons on lawyers in Hapur, the state government set up a three-member committee to prepare an Advocate Protection Bill. More than three years later, the advocates on the street said the government must bring the law in now.
How the Lucknow lawyers protest reached the Assembly
Three Hindi newspapers, Dainik Bhaskar, Amar Ujala and Patrika, describe the same route. The march went from Kaiserbagh to Parivartan Chowk, then through the Hazratganj crossing and past the Gandhi statue at the GPO (General Post Office) to the Vidhan Sabha.
Police had put up barricades along the way and posted officers from several police stations, with extra forces, around Hazratganj and the Assembly road. At Hazratganj the lawyers raised slogans and pulled down barricades, iron mesh and wooden poles, Bhaskar and Patrika reported. Patrika said some climbed over the barriers. Officers tried to stop them and to persuade them to turn back, and there was pushing and shoving between the two sides.
Amar Ujala reported that the advocates went on protesting at gate number 2 of the Vidhan Sabha. None of the three reports gave a count of how many lawyers took part.
What the advocates are demanding
UP advocates have one demand: an Advocate Protection Act (Adhivakta Suraksha Adhiniyam). “We are the people who protect the law, so our safety should also be taken care of,” an advocate named Ashutosh told Bhaskar (translated from Hindi), adding that the agitation would continue until the demand is met.
He also claimed that no organisation had managed to march to the Vidhan Sabha or Lok Bhavan in nine and a half years. An advocate quoted by Bhaskar accused the police of misbehaving with protesters and said barricades had been put up at four points on the route, all of which the lawyers broke through.
The reports read did not carry a response from Lucknow police or the state government to the march or to the allegation against the police. They also did not say whether any lawyer was detained.
The Advocate Protection Bill: what happened since 2023
The background is in a September 2023 report by Dainik Jagran. Lawyers across Uttar Pradesh went on strike after police baton-charged advocates in Hapur on 29 August 2023. On the night of 14 September 2023, then Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra met office-bearers of the UP Bar Council on their five-point charter of demands, and a law for advocates’ safety was at the top of it.
The government then formed a committee headed by the Principal Secretary of the Legislative Department. Its other members were the ADG (Additional Director General) Prosecution and a representative named by the UP Bar Council in Prayagraj. Its job was to discuss the bill and send its suggestions to the State Law Commission.
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| 29 August 2023 | Police baton-charge lawyers in Hapur; advocates strike across UP |
| 14 September 2023 | Chief Secretary meets UP Bar Council on its five-point charter |
| 20 September 2023 | Dainik Jagran reports a three-member committee formed to prepare the bill |
| 14 November 2026 | Lawyers break barricades in Lucknow and march to the Vidhan Sabha |
NewsPlainly’s count: from the September 2023 report of the committee to Saturday’s march is a little over three years. The reports read on the protest did not say whether the committee finished its draft, or where the Advocate Protection Act stands now.
What it means for Lucknow
For people in central Lucknow, the march meant barricades and a heavy police presence on the Kaiserbagh, Hazratganj and Vidhan Sabha stretch on Saturday. The reports read did not mention any traffic advisory from Lucknow police for the day.
UP advocates, meanwhile, describe their agitation as open-ended: the speakers quoted said it would not end until the act is passed. More stories from the state are on our Uttar Pradesh page.
Frequently asked questions
Why are lawyers protesting in Lucknow?
They want the Uttar Pradesh government to bring in an Advocate Protection Act, a law for advocates' safety. They marched to the Vidhan Sabha on 14 November 2026.
What is the UP Advocate Protection Bill?
A proposed state law for advocates' protection. In September 2023 the government formed a three-member committee to prepare it and send suggestions to the State Law Commission, Dainik Jagran reported.
What route did the Lucknow lawyers protest take?
From the Kaiserbagh court premises to Parivartan Chowk, the Hazratganj crossing and the GPO Gandhi statue, then to the Vidhan Sabha, according to Dainik Bhaskar and Amar Ujala.