JD (U) MLA Gopal Mandal said the lathi-charge on students is justified as this is one of the ways of state machinery to curb the movement after police lathi-charged on the students over Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) question paper leak issue in Patna.
The Police resorted to a lathi-charge to disperse Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers who gathered to welcome TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu here on Wednesday.
"It's a reflection of the government's insensitivity. The students were taking out a peaceful procession but a barbaric lathi charge was done in such cold weather. They (Govt) should have called those students and listened to their demands. Why don't they get CBI investigation done?," said V
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that police is trying to prevent voters from casting votes in the by-polls and even resorting to lathi charge in Rampur.
Punjab Police on Wednesday resorted to a lathi-charge on members of the agriculture labour unions who were marching towards Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence in Sangrur over their various demands.
The protestors, who included agricultural workers, gathered at the Patiala bypass after which they started moving towards the Chief Minister's residence where there was heavy police deployment.
"In Marriguda, two groups gathered and alleged against each other that they are not from the same village. Immediately the police intervened and dispersed the two groups. The situation is under control now," Nalgonda SP Rema Rajeshwari said.
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Condemning the lathi charge on Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates, Minister of state for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday demanded action against irresponsible officials.
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Twenty-seven people were held by Delhi Police after a quarrel between some drug addicts and slum dwellers that led to violence in the Shalimar Bagh area of the city.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): The Balochistan Bar Council has condemned the lathi charge at the protesters who were peacefully protesting over the issue of enforced disappearances and the rise in fake encounters of missing Baloch persons in Quetta.
Adilabad (Telangana) [India], June 12 (ANI): The situation was brought under control by police after there were tensions over a social media post, informed the police on Saturday.