Prashant Bhushan
Background
Prashant Bhushan is a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He was a member of the faction of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement known as Team Anna which supported Anna Hazare's campaign for the implementation of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Prashant Bhushan
Occupation
• Lawyer and Activist
Qualification
• Degree in law from Allahabad University
Social Media Account
About: - Prashant Bhushan is a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He was a member of the faction of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement known as Team Anna which supported Anna Hazare's campaign for the implementation of the Jan Lokpal Bill. After a split in IAC, he helped Team Anna form the Aam Aadmi Party. In 2015, he made several allegations against the party's leadership, its functioning and its deviation from the core ideology, values and commitments. He is one of the founders of Swaraj Abhiyan and Sambhaavnaa, an Institute of Public Policy and Politics. Ambedkar International Center joined the coalition led by Hindus for Human Rights in organizing a press conference to press for “justice” for advocate Prashant Bhushan. Bhushan was found guilty of hate speech in two tweets in which he critiqued the Supreme Court.