Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Mannan Kumar Mishra has found focus amid the ongoing controversy linked to the NALSAR University convocation for which Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant was invited as chief guest.
He contested the 2010 Bihar Assembly election on a Congress ticket before joining the BJP. In 2024, the BJP nominated him to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, where he was elected unopposed. Mannan Mishra later announced that even those proceedings had been closed after the BCI found that the graduating batch had no involvement in any disturbance.
Apart from his legal career, Mishra has also been active in politics. Abhijeet Dipke also posted on X, mulling if Mishra’s resignation should be demanded, writing, “Time for Manan Mishra isteefa do? “Mr Mishra, the order has NOT been fully withdrawn. He demanded that the BCI withdraw the communication in full and guarantee that no action would be taken against NALSAR students for their dissent. “The Bar Council of India aims to protect the interests of the youth of India.
Mishra announced the decision through on X post on Thursday after the move sparked big backlash on social media, including from the CJP, with Abhijeet Dipke asking if it was time for “Mannan Mishra isteefa do”. The part which seeks names of the students and orders for an ‘inquiry’ against them for their peaceful dissent still stands, as per your own new letter,” Das said. “No student at NALSAR should face any inquiry or witch hunt for their democratic dissent against the Chief Justice of India,” Das said. Das also said the CJP’s call for protests outside the BCI and Mishra’s official residence would continue until the demand was met. I want to communicate to Abhijeet Dipke and Das (Sourav Das) that our interests are the same as theirs, to protect the rights of the students,” Mishra said, speaking to ANI news agency.
