Clashes in Delhi: Protests Turn Violent, Allegations of Police Brutality Surface
The bench said the plea will be heard on Wednesday after CJP accused police of injuring protesters and using tear gas during the march.
- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing on a petition alleging "excessive force" by Delhi Police against Cockroach Janta Party protesters, with Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia remarking, "Don't drag the court into all this."
- Thousands joined the CJP's "Chalo Sansad" march in New Delhi on Monday to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET exam irregularities, prompting police lathi-charges near Parliament House.
- At least 38 injured protesters were taken to Lady Hardinge Medical College, while around 65 were treated at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for fractures and eye injuries from tear gas exposure.
- The CJP alleged police assaulted activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, during the dispersal; Delhi Police denied the assault allegations, calling them "completely false and misleading."
- Activist Sonam Wangchuk announced on Monday he would continue his indefinite hunger strike following the police action, while the court scheduled the petition hearing for Wednesday amid an FIR lodged regarding vandalism near Connaught Place.
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'Wasting Everyone's Time': Supreme Court Junks Plea Against Lathi-Charge At CJP Protest
<p>The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear a petition against the alleged lathi-charge by Delhi Police during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar earlier this week.</p> <p>The plea was filed by a lawyer and related to the police action during Monday's protest, where demonstrators were demanding reforms in the conduct of the NEET examination and the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts th…
Police trapped us and started hitting us: TV actor Sehban Azim on CJP protest
Television actor Sehban Azim said he was injured during an alleged police lathicharge at a CJP protest in Delhi. He claimed students and women were beaten as demonstrators were stopped before reaching Jantar Mantar.
CJP protest: Delhi University urges calm, says students' fears are being exploited
Delhi University urges calm amid the NEET-UG protest, saying it recognises students' pain and anxiety and that vested interests should not exploit their fears. The appeal comes a day after clashes during the CJP's Parliament march leave several protesters and police personnel injured.
Delhi CJP Protest: Student issues overshadowed by politics
New Delhi: What was projected as a student-led protest over education-related concerns in Delhi rapidly descended into violence, leaving scores of police personnel injured, public property damaged, and the national capital on edge. While organisers portrayed the agitation as a movement of students and common citizens, several political observers and reports have alleged that the protest was driven by organised political groups and activist netwo…
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