'These are our children': Priyanka Gandhi slams Centre over police action at CJP protest
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday criticised the Centre over the police action against protesting students, accusing the government of refusing to discuss concerns surrounding the education policy while resorting to force.
"We are all asking for a discussion. There are problems and major issues with the education policy. Yet, you are unwilling to discuss it; instead, you are using tear gas on the students and beating them up. For what? They are our children," Priyanka Gandhi said.
Thousands of students and protesters flooded central Delhi on Monday as demonstrations over examination paper leaks intensified and gained fresh momentum from climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's ongoing hunger strike. Police responded with tear gas and lathi-charges as the protests escalated.
The protests brought large parts of the capital to a standstill, while Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, according to the organisation's spokesperson.
"We are all asking for a discussion. There are problems and major issues with the education policy. Yet, you are unwilling to discuss it; instead, you are using tear gas on the students and beating them up. For what? They are our children," Priyanka Gandhi said.
Thousands of students and protesters flooded central Delhi on Monday as demonstrations over examination paper leaks intensified and gained fresh momentum from climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's ongoing hunger strike. Police responded with tear gas and lathi-charges as the protests escalated.
The protests brought large parts of the capital to a standstill, while Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, according to the organisation's spokesperson.
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