Violence continues in Delhi // In plea to Supreme Court, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad blames BJP’s Kapil Mishra for Delhi clashes
NB: This is the capital of India under Messrs Modi and Amit Shah: open calls to violence by their political allies and front-men, shameless partisan behaviour by the administration. To their defenders, I can only say that nothing remains to be defended or papered over. The Indian state has been overrun by a brutal political faction which owes allegiance to the ideological project of the RSS. Its modus operandi is to target poor people in the name of religious affiliation and disrupt ordinary life on a daily basis.
It is an indication of the central place of communal politics for the Indian ruling class that this has been going on for decades. Gurudwaras were burnt in 1984, mosques are being burnt today. Here's a Reuters photograph of a man being beaten by scores of 'patriots'.
The entire Citizenship Bill matter is a ruthless and unnecessary fabrication - its sole intent is to disturb normal life for some more decades, just as the Ayodhya issue has done. The Sangh Parivar will not let us live in peace, nor exercise our democratic right to peaceful protest. Either we kneel before them or we will be abused, intimidated, beaten or killed. DS
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Violence continues in Delhi, journalists beaten up
Journalists Present In North East Delhi Say Mobs Still At Large
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It is an indication of the central place of communal politics for the Indian ruling class that this has been going on for decades. Gurudwaras were burnt in 1984, mosques are being burnt today. Here's a Reuters photograph of a man being beaten by scores of 'patriots'.
The entire Citizenship Bill matter is a ruthless and unnecessary fabrication - its sole intent is to disturb normal life for some more decades, just as the Ayodhya issue has done. The Sangh Parivar will not let us live in peace, nor exercise our democratic right to peaceful protest. Either we kneel before them or we will be abused, intimidated, beaten or killed. DS
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Violence continues in Delhi, journalists beaten up
Journalists Present In North East Delhi Say Mobs Still At Large
Continuous updates
Bhim Army chief
Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday made a fresh application in the Supreme Court
over violence in Northeast Delhi, seeking
direction to register FIRs on complaints made in respect of attacks that
started in the evening of February 23. The court has agreed to hear his
petition. Seven people, including a Delhi Police head constable, were killed on Monday as people for and against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act clashed in Jafrabad and Maujpur in Northeast Delhi. Azad has alleged that BJP leader Kapil Mishra was responsible for inciting and orchestrating the violence.
He has also sought
security for women protesting at Shaheen Bagh in south Delhi, which has come to
national limelight. The anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh has been going on for
80 days. Protests have been
going on in Northeast Delhi since Saturday night, but
tension spiralled after Mishra demanded that the police remove the protesters
within three days. “We will wait till [US President Donald] Trump is here [in
Delhi]. But after that, we won’t even listen to you [the police] if the roads
aren’t cleared. We are appealing you [police] to clear Jafrabad and Chand Bagh
till Trump leaves. If not, we’ll have to take to the streets,” Mishra said in a
video.
And after Monday’s
violence, Mishra appealed for peace. “I appeal to everyone to stop violence as
it will not lead to any solution. Whether it is people who are supporting CAA
or those who are against it, I appeal everyone to maintain peace. Delhi’s
brotherhood should remain intact.” The Bhim Army chief
had written to Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Monday, expressing concern
over the safety of people....
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