Union Minister Nityanand Rai strongly criticized the Bihar government, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, for the lathi charge during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) march in Patna on Thursday and likened Bihar CM to Brigadier General Reginald Dyer, who in 1919 carried out the Jallianwa
BJP workers on Friday staged a protest outside the Bihar Legislative Assembly and observed 'black day' to protest against the death of Vijay Singh, the party's general secretary in Jehanabad district, allegedly due to the lathi charge by the police the day before.
"A video is circulating on social media wherein its alleged that police did lathicharge on yatries. However the news is totally fabricated and baseless, " Ganderbal Police said in an official statement.
Police have restored lathi charge after a group of teachers protesting against the government in Punjab's Sangrur turned violent on Saturday, police said.
"A case will be registered against the protestors. They are taking to the roads causing traffic jams, stopping school students and causing damage to the property," Nurul Haque, DSP Law and Order Kotwali said.
Students staged a protest demanding their rights to basic facilities outside Rajasthan University Vice-Chancellor's Secretariat in Jaipur, the officials said on Wednesday.
"The matter came to notice on Thursday evening and legal action has been taken into the matter. The in charge TI has been line attached and ADG level officers will go from Bhopal to investigate the matter," Mishra told reporters here.
The incident took place when devotees tried to gain entry into Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj's temple in Alandi, during a ceremonial procession on Sunday morning.
Violent clashes broke out between police and the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) supporters in West Bengal's Siliguri during CPM's youth wing organisation protest on Thursday.