For Ahmed, the incident is about far more than one assault. He described it as part of a larger constitutional struggle. “There is now a clear divide in the country — one group seeks to protect the Constitution, while the other favours its destruction. We will continue this fight alongside those who are striving to safeguard the Constitution,” he said. “Silencing lawyers amounts to an attack on ordinary citizens seeking justice.”
Explaining why he had gone to Salboni, Ahmed said, “Our goal is to bring back into the mainstream those who have long been unable to return to their homes. This attack was carried out precisely because of the fear surrounding that legal assistance.”
But he made it clear that the intimidation would not stop him. “This struggle cannot be halted through intimidation. The movement to uphold the Constitution, involving the common people, will continue everywhere — from the streets to the courts,” he said.
Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury backed the demand for an impartial probe, saying, “The judiciary is one of the vital pillars of democracy, and lawyers are an integral part of the judicial system. If a lawyer is intimidated or harassed while standing by the common people or providing legal assistance, it becomes a matter of concern for the rule of law itself.”
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