Police allege the protest, held under banner of Delhi Co-ordination Committee for Clean Air, near India Gate was unauthorised, accused protesters of encircling Parliament Street station.
The rally is to demand CM Mamata Banerjee's resignation and the arrest of those involved in the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
INDIA bloc is firm on statement from govt over Parliament security breach, reminding it that LK Advani had addressed the House after the attack in 2001.
West Bengal's ruling party to hold a peaceful sit-in by its MPs and state ministers at Rajghat on 2 October, and a peaceful rally of the MGNREGA job card holders next day.
Police said at least four of the protesters were allowed to enter the home minister’s residence for a meeting and the rest were shifted to Jantar Mantar.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Twitter for the release of anyone detained for 'exercising freedom of expression and peaceful assembly'.
Farmers from the Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta Puadh said they would stand in support of the wrestlers since it is a fight for the dignity of women in the country.
Manohar Lal Khattar faced sit-in at Dogda Ahir village in Mahendragarh district, where he was staying the night at BJP worker's home during final leg of his Jan Samvad programme.
'I don't have any expectations from the PM, because if he had been concerned about these wrestlers, then he would have at least called them and spoken with them,' says Gandhi.
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With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
I can strongly assume that these “students” have not read the IIT Delhi report on air pollution which states that the only 30% of the pollution comes from Delhi while everything else comes from nearby state.
Now, it’s good that people protest for such things but you need to understand the facts. Geography doesn’t help either according to the report.
Most importantly, I maybe wrong about this but did any of these people protest when AAP was in power ? I don’t think so. Anyway protesting for clean air is not a bad thing but don’t throw chili powder at cops.
I can strongly assume that these “students” have not read the IIT Delhi report on air pollution which states that the only 30% of the pollution comes from Delhi while everything else comes from nearby state.
Now, it’s good that people protest for such things but you need to understand the facts. Geography doesn’t help either according to the report.
Most importantly, I maybe wrong about this but did any of these people protest when AAP was in power ? I don’t think so. Anyway protesting for clean air is not a bad thing but don’t throw chili powder at cops.