' This Is Not The Law That I Read'
When the leaders of opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were stopped at Jammu airport to prevent them from proceeding to Srinagar as part of their flag-hoisting plans at Lal Chowk, the running commentary came via Twitter
Updated on: 24 January 2011 12:0 am
I am leaving for Jammu to join the Tiranga yatra to Srinagar. We have landed in Jammu. It appears they have locked the Terminal gates. Not being allowed to go out. They have served us an Order under S.144 CrPC. They want us to fly back. Initially they were not allowing us to deplane. Now we have come out. We are sitting at the tarmac. They are not allowing the plane to fly back. They are asking us to go back in the Plane. We have refused. They have the power to arrest us. How can they deport us. We are at the tarmac. We are determined to go and hoist the national flag at the Lal Chowk. The Government should allow us to go there at our risk. What is this ? They are not allowing the plane to leave without us. What is our offence ? We only want to hoist our national flag. I am reminded of what poet Faiz wrote 'Nisar main teri galiyon pe ae watan ki jahan chali hai rasam ki koi na sar utha ke chale'. Kahte hain 'dekhte hain kaun jhanda fahrata hai aur kiska jhanda fahrata hai'. Arre hamari mayon ne kaayar jane hain kya ? Lo suno - Hum jhanda fahrayeinge. Aur Bharat ka jhanda fahrayeinge. Bs hamein physically pahunchne do. Bharat Mata ki jai. Vande Maatram - Vande Maatram. Bs hamein jaane do. Terminal gates are locked. We are not allowed there. The plane is not allowed to leave. Arun Jaitley & Anant trying to reason with the. You cant do this under Section 144 ? Just see - we are being deported because we want to fly the national flag. We have been taken to the Terminal. Those accompanying us held at the tarmac. DM came. Arun Jaitley and Anant Kr with me. DGP and other senior officials have arrived. Arun and I are both lawyers. I practised before Supreme Court right from 1973 onwards You don't arrest us - you don't allow us to leave the Airport. This is not the law that I read. They have got our baggage. Its loaded in three cars. What next ? Dont know. You are under arrest' they say Arrested - cars - separate - dont know where to ? Just dumped on j&J - Panjab border. This place is called Madhopur. We will enter J&K again. We did not come for a Satyagraha. We have come for Tiranga Yatra. Wont give up. Come what may. Vande Maatram.