how come there was not a single demand for an educational reform in their ask? what does a symbolic victory from a resignation which has already been replaced by another rss goon yield? was it only just about winning an ego battle?
Not a single word about police brutality in the JP Nadda-Saurav Das- Ashutosh Ranka Press Conference. Das and Ranka declare official withdrawal of the protest requesting protestors to go home with "immediate effect." Disgusting.
from 1 crore to "maximum possible compensation." from non-negotiable to "will be considered by the government."
even for those who were supporting this farce have been utterly betrayed and fooled.
Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, but the real test of democracy will be carrying the momentum from this rare moment of accountability forward. THIS NOT THE END. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
CJP ends the agitation stating that the govt has accepted its demands.
Hope the Left student unions don’t back down until justice is delivered for the police brutality. This is an excellent opportunity to take centre stage and bring their political programme to the wider masses.
CJP has helped release a lot of public anger while its spokespeople marched towards political careers and the people got their heads broken out on the roads. this is the truth, whether the CJP leadership supporters would like to admit it or not.
now, it is up to the people to continue the protests and keep fighting for the larger goals. farmers, adivasis, trans & queer folks, women—all are oppressed tremendously under this regime. and you cannot expect intersectionality from CJP folks.
number one is that Amit Shah should resign for the violence he unleashed upon people. pellet guns. AI surveillance. rapist state officers molesting women out on the roads. all recorded.
they have not once asked for Shah's resignation; what a shame. shows how fearful they are of the state and how little the violence against students matters to them. these are not times of lip service. we can see through.
if nothing more is achieved by this movement, then it will be a great victory for the BJP and even CJP. it would prove how perfectly the BJP has played this out into their favor because the public anger was real. people have made heroes out of them and now that Pradhan has resigned, the leadership and its supporters will become insufferable.
no das dipke ranka wangchuk can decide on behalf of millions of students. those who shake hands with the fascists become fascists eventually.
now, it is up to the people.
The resignation letter takes absolutely no accountability and rather calls the protesters "anti-nationals" and as soon as he resigned, the Dalli Police started lathi charge and used tear gas at Sansad Marg. A lot of people are going to be detained, WHAT ARE WE CELEBRATING?
“There must also be accountability for the violence that took place on the 20th. The Commissioner of Police and the Home Minister must also be held accountable. There can be no compromise or adjustment on this issue.”
@neha_aisa, AISA President
Every single person here sang with absolute sincerity and love for the country.
You can force a crowd to stand and sing in a movie theater, but you cannot manufacture this kind of true devotion.
This protest will also mark the beginning of the end of mainstream media. Nobody was dependent on TV for coverage of this protest.
Phones in hand, the GenZ have blasted through Modi’s media control.
Imagine, you spend thousands of crores over a decade to build an image as a strong leader with the help of PR and Media, spend even more to demean Opposition leader and then in mass protest, youngsters call you “Chappan inch ka Chhota Bandar”