New Delhi: Senior advocate Prashant Doshi was convicted by the Supreme Court of India in the contempt case. Today the debate on his sentence continues. During the hearing, Prashant Bhushan, in his plea, referred to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and said that failure to speak would be an insult to duty.

Prashant Bhushan further said, 'I am pained that I have been convicted of contempt of court, whose glory I have not tried to retain as a courtier or cheerleader but as a guardian for 30 years. . Prashant Bhushan said in the apex court, 'I am shocked and disappointed that the court has reached this conclusion without giving any proof of my intentions in this case. The court did not give me a copy of the complaint. I am hard to believe that the court found that my tweet tried to destabilize the foundation of the institution.

Prashant Bhushan said, 'Open criticism is necessary in a democracy. We are living in a time when saving constitutional principles should be more important than personal assurance. Failing to speak will be an insult to duty. It would be bad enough for me to apologize for my authentic remarks. Prashant Bhushan quotes Mahatma Gandhi's statement saying, 'I do not appeal for mercy. Whatever punishment is received by the court for my authentic statement, I accept it.

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