Nagpur, Oct. 15 -- Azad Samaj Party chief and Member of Parliament Chandrashekhar Azad today questioned why the police did not take strict action against the lawyer who hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai.

Speaking at a public meeting in Nagpur, Azad said that while Chief Justice Gavai, being a follower of Buddha's philosophy, chose to forgive the accused, it was wrong for the police to let the culprit go unpunished. "The administration should have acted firmly against such behaviour," he remarked.

Azad described Maharashtra as a land of revolution and called upon people to ignite the flame of struggle from every household. "Do not remain passive. Show your political power and establish your influence in the state," he urg...