I have covered every major mass movement of the past decade, but nothing comes close to what I witnessed at the CJP today. Every road leading to Sansad Bhawan.
Watch these two minutes. Live Lathi charge, tear gas
Recorded at 4 pm today,within a 1 km radius of Jantar Mantar.
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LoP @RahulGandhi in this video is condemning the brutality that was unleashed on IndiaтАЩs youth by the Modi Govt today.
How do you explain the label? How can you censor this?
This is heartbreaking ЁЯТФ
This young guy lost consciousness after police brutality during protest
He is not responding, not even moving. Hope he is still breathing
His crime? тАФ Only that he chose to protest for his motherland
As heartening as this day was, as I took my oath as a Member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, it was impossible to ignore the government's violent crackdown on young people. The lathi-charge, the tear gas, the electric shocks, and the utter contempt with which peaceful protesters were treated on the streets leading to Parliament were deeply agonising.
Politics should compel us to uphold justice. That is what Parliament - the highest institution of our democracy - must constantly remind us.
But if this is how the government chooses to begin this session of Parliament, it sends a chilling message: that the government would rather unleash violence than accept responsibility, and would rather sacrifice the lives and futures of countless young people than remove an incompetent minister.
Dharmendra Pradhan must resign.
#WATCH | Monsoon session of Parliament | Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera says, тАЬWhere else should protests be held if not outside Parliament? Naturally, we will protest where you can see and hear usтАФafter all, you are supposed to listen to the voice of the people. When the youth of the country come to your doorstep to make their voices heard and express their outrage, you get scared. What kind of democracy is this? Accept our demands: have Dharmendra Pradhan resign, ensure transparency in exams, and stop playing with the future of the youthтАФthen you will receive full cooperationтАжтАЭ