'Lawyers can't be cockroaches': Manan Mishra says he won't quit, fumes at CJP's resignation call
BCI Chairman Manan Mishra rejected the use of the term ‘legal cockroaches’ for advocates, and also said he was elected to the post and won't resign.
Manan Kumar Mishra, the Bar Council of India's chief, has firmly rejected calls for his resignation from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the All India Young Advocates Association. The CJP has urged Mishra to step down, calling legal advocates "cockroaches" and encouraging other legal professionals to join their protest at the BCI in New Delhi.
Mishra dismissed the term "legal cockroaches," emphasizing that lawyers are a respected class and highly intelligent group. He also stated that anyone who holds the position of BCI Chair is not merely appointed but elected to lead the role and represents 25 lakh (2.5 million) lawyers in India. Mishra's remarks came after an order directing the freeze of the enrolment of the 2026 graduating batch of NALSAR University as advocates, which he issued due to students' objections to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant serving as the chief guest for their convocation ceremony.
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