Chennai, Feb. 23 -- Asserting that the Advocates Amendment Bill 2025 was
a direct assault on the autonomy of the legal fraternirty, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
and DMK President M K Stalin on Sunday demanded its withdrawal.
In a social media post, he accused the BJP government at the Centre of systematically
undermining the independence of the judiciary since 2014 and appealed to it to withdraw
it by respecting the autonomy of the legal profession.
The Chief Minister said after withdrawing the Draft Bill due to spontaneous protests
and strong opposition, the rider that it would be reconsidered and processed afresh
was condemnable.
Mr Stalin said the Centre, first tried to hijack judicial appointments through the NJAC,
and then by ign...