Several top Delhi cops among 118 police personnel hurt in clash with protesters
Two police buses were attacked, shops on Janpath were allegedly vandalised and more than 50 security personnel were injured. Now, multiple FIRs and a possible conspiracy probe are widening the investigation.
police and paramilitary personnel sustain injuries in the violence, July 20
A march that set out from Jantar Mantar to reach Parliament ended in one of Delhi’s most violent street confrontations in years, with Delhi Police putting the injury count at more than 118 personnel, including officers as senior as a Special Commissioner of Police.
As the government quietly opened a backchannel with protest leaders, solidarity marches also broke out across Maharashtra.
The confrontation left overturned police vehicles, damaged buses and dozens detained, while the violence disrupted proceedings in Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon Session. THE MARCH THAT NEVER REACHED PARLIAMENT
The CJP had called for a 'Sansad Chalo' march on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Its demands included accountability over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Despite heavy rain, thousands gathered at Jantar Mantar.
The police had barricaded roads around the protest site and across central Delhi. But as the crowd began moving towards Parliament, protesters tried to find alternative routes through inner lanes.
Some walked several kilometres. Groups joined along the way. At different points, protesters stopped, waited and then tried to move through the barricades.
Multiple layers of barricading were breached as the crowds attempted to get closer to Parliament.
Then came the tear gas and lathicharge.
The Cockroach Janta Party’s “Sansad Chalo” march on the opening day of the Monsoon Session was organised to protest alleged examination irregularities and demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. But the attempt to take the protest ended with tear gas in the air, lathis being used to disperse crowds, police buses with smashed front windows and more than 70 people in detention.
More than 100 Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel were injured in the violence, including over five IPS officers. Several protesters were also injured, while a woman head constable required stitches after suffering a scalp injury.
By the end of the day, Delhi Police had begun registering multiple FIRs, examining CCTV footage and mobile phone videos, and probing whether the violence was driven by misinformation or part of a larger conspiracy.
It is beyond my comprehension why is PM Modi protecting the education minister Dharmendra Pradhan
ReplyDeleteIn fact he should have resigned on his own realizing that youth of the country is against him he has done nothing to solve the issue in his department. Every other day new problem crops up and the people vested with the task are unable to handle it and he is getting buggered for their faults. Secondly I agree with Supriya Srinate in what capacity did J. P. Nadia meet the protestors. Someone from the government should have been courageous enough to meet the CJP leaders. Nadda meeting them shows that it is the party that dictates what stand government must take, which in the case of Modi may not be true, I suppose. -- Patil Bhau, Pune