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Sunday, August 15, 2010 (20:56:14) |
| Tags : Proletariat, Bourgeoisie, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Supreme Court |
Proletariat or bourgeoisie |
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| New Delhi, Aug 15: Is a lawyer who has taken up the case of a land tiller part of the proletariat or the bourgeoisie? The question surfaced when a tenant - essentially a land tiller - from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh finally got his case heard by the Supreme Court.
Senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi sought to impress the court about the legitimacy of his client's claim by saying he himself had been intensely involved in the tenants' struggle against 'razakars' (former big land owners) and that Lordship Markandey Katju was privy to it.
Well aware that senior counsel was trying to slip in an extra legal point in his arguments, Justice Katju said: "Mr. Dwivedi, earlier you were with the proletariat; now you have moved to the bourgeoisie. There are many like you."
Realising that he had not succeeded, senior counsel putting his right hand on his chest said, "But on this issue, I am still with tenants!" The remark left Justice Katju nodding and smiling. (IANS) |
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