'Nyay Yatra' demanding judicial reforms begins tomorrow

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 29 2016 | 4:23 PM IST
A unique 'Nyay Yatra' will take off from Raj Ghat tomorrow, organisers of which have warned of a nationwide satyagraha if their demand for a "fair and fast" justice delivery system is not met in the near future.
A network of over 100 centres of the 'Forum for Fast Justice' spread across the country would spearhead the movement that, in its first phase, will involve a 35-day-long march from "Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Kutch to Kolkata".
"We will take the message for fair and fast justice to the masses in hundreds of villages, towns, cities, while moving in our own vehicles and of those who join the yatra on the way, connecting the whole country in the movement," Bhagvanji Raiyani, chairman of Forum for Fast Justice said.
The Mumbai-based trust will hold its two-day-long Annual National Convention immediately after the culmination of the proposed march on March 4 at Jantar Mantar here where it plans to pass a resolution enunciating its demands.
"The copies of the resolution will be mailed to the President, Prime Minister, Law Minister, all Supreme Court and High Court judges, MPs, and Bar Council members with an ultimatum to initiate the reform process in right earnest within eight months or else to face a nationwide Satyagraha based on Gandhian principles," Raiyani said.
The campaign is premised on the stand that "justice delayed is justice denied", said Raj Kachroo, the founder of a nationwide anti-ragging movement, who is also associated with the proposed march.
Beginning at Raj Ghat here, the yatra participants who will move in vehicles, will cover 170 districts as well as major towns across 22 states.
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First Published: Jan 29 2016 | 4:23 PM IST

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