145;Husain upset at state being a silent spectator146;

Speaking to The Indian Express, MF Husain8217;s counsel in Delhi, Akhil Sibal, expressed full faith in the judiciary after the stay order. 8220;I have spoken to Husain on the telephone. He is not daunted or afraid by the attempt to attach his property or the campaign against him, but is certainly upset and hurt, especially in the way the state and police in Maharashtra remained silent spectators to the misuse of the law and legal processes by Right Wing chauvinists out to get him,8221; he said.

Rubbishing questions on whether Husain was evading law by staying away from the country, Sibal said, 8220;Why is there so much interest in his travel plans? He has told me that he would be here soon. I don8217;t know the exact date, but he is fighting the matter in the courts, is seeking a transfer of the cases to Delhi, and we didn8217;t even get summons from Hardwar, yet he has asked me to act. Does this imply evading the law? He is confident that the courts will protect individual right to expression.8221;