A day after he allegedly threw a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai inside the Supreme Court, 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore claimed he was “instructed by divine powers to act during a phone call with reporters who were standing outside his house in Mayur Vihar. Speaking to ANI, Kishore said he expressed “no regret”. “My name is Dr Rakesh Kishore. Can someone tell my caste? Maybe I am a Dalit too.,” he told ANI. He also alleged he was hurt by the CJI’s response to a plea filed on September 16. Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party workers led by Delhi state president Saurabh Bharadwaj turned up outside his society to stage a protest. Carrying a portrait of Dr B R Ambedkar, workers raised slogans of "Chief Justice ka apmaan nahi sahega Hindustan (India will not tolerate an insult to the Chief Justice.") The Delhi Police had barricaded the entry gates of the society during the AAP's protest. Kishore, who studied in Banaras Hindu University, enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in 2009 at the age of 55. He has two daughters. On Monday, the Bar Council of India (BCI) ordered Kishore’s suspension. “On the basis of prima facie material, it appears that at 11.35 am. in court No. 1 of the Supreme Court of India, you i.e. Advocate Rakesh Kishore, enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi. removed your sports shoes and attempted to hurl them towards the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India during ongoing proceedings, whereupon you were detained by security. The conduct is, on the face of the record, inconsistent with. rules and the dignity of the court,” read the suspension order signed by BCI chairman and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra. Following three hours of questioning on Monday, the Delhi Police allowed Kishore to go after the apex court’s registrar general refused to press charges against him. “The advocate claimed he was unhappy with the CJI’s remarks during a recent hearing of a plea seeking the restoration of a Lord Vishnu idol in the Khajuraho Temple complex in Madhya Pradesh,” a police source had said.
