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‘Gusse se khaul raha hoon’: Naseeruddin Shah calls Delhi Police ‘gundas’ for lathicharging students

‘Gusse se khaul raha hoon’: Naseeruddin Shah calls Delhi Police ‘gundas’ for lathicharging students

Actor Naseeruddin Shah has shared an impassioned statement on the ongoing student protests, comparing Delhi Police personnel who lathicharged students to American ICE agents. In his angry message, the veteran actor also shared that he was hurt and angry by the visuals from the protest, but urged the youngsters to carry on with their protest, promising them support. Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah addressed the ongoing student protests in a video message. (PTI Photo) (PTI) Naseeruddin Shah fumes at attack on students A day after the Delhi Police lathi-charged against protestors during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) Chalo Sansad march, Naseeruddin Shah addressed the episode in a video message. The video was shared on the Cockroach Janta Party’s social media accounts late on Tuesday night. Speaking in Urdu, the National Award winner said, “Agar ek jaahil iss mulk ki rehnumaayi kare to uska dil yahi chahega ki poora mulk ussi ki tarah jaahil, nasamajh, naakabil aur berehem bane (If a fool runs this country, his heart will want that the entire country becomes ignorant, foolish, incompetent, …

From Jantar Mantar to near Parliament: A protest march that took on a life on its own | Delhi News

From Jantar Mantar to near Parliament: A protest march that took on a life on its own | Delhi News

Around 3 pm on Monday, as MPs gathered inside the Parliament for the first day of the Monsoon Session, an eerie silence filled the Sansad Marg. The road was strewn with abandoned shoes and slippers – the only traces of the tens of thousands of students and young professionals who had, minutes earlier, marched towards the Parliament demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Lathicharged and subjected to tear gas shells by Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force personnel, the protesters had been pushed back. For the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), it marked a turning point – the protest, which had caught the attention of the country, appeared to have slipped out of its control. It all unraveled after the CJP announced that they had been invited by the government for talks – a win, though marginal and eventually inconsequential. The day had begun much earlier, with students and young professionals filtering through police checkpoints to reach Jantar Mantar, where the CJP had been camping for nearly a month over the alleged mismanagement …