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ABVP activists allege police high-handedness during stir
BENGALURU/HYDERABAD: Police on Friday resorted to ‘mild’ lathi-charge to disperse ABVP activists protesting in front of the Amnesty International India office, demanding
BENGALURU/HYDERABAD: Police on Friday resorted to ‘mild’ lathi-charge to disperse ABVP activists protesting in front of the Amnesty International India office, demanding arrest of those who allegedly raised anti-India slogans at an event by the NGO.
Several ABVP activists were injured, with a girl student fainting in the commotion before she was rushed to a hospital, police said, adding they detained many activists during the crackdown on the protest.
Additional commissioner of police (Bengaluru East) P Harishekaran said police had to disperse protesters as they tried to burn an effigy in a residential area.
The protesters alleged that the police behaved in an “inhuman” wayandmorethan10ABVPactivistswereinjuredinthelathicharge.
Calling their protest“peaceful”, ABVP national general secretary Vinay Bidre said, “We demanded that police vacate Amnesty staff who was recording our protest from their office.”
HEGDE JUSTIFIES SEDITION CHARGE AGAINST NGO
Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde said slapping of sedition charges against Amnesty International for hosting an event in Bengaluru where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised is justified, even as he questioned the credibility of the NGO.
He said Amnesty International could not “run away” from its responsibility by saying that none of its employees shouted slogans.
“Let’s take the institution’s (Amnesty’s) credibility. What did Amnesty International do when soldiers were killed ? What did Amnesty International do when other terrorist activities were taking place in this country? Did they ever call a meeting like this? You try to get some popularity and when it backfires, you run away from it,” he said.
