MP M.K. Raghavan Seeks Judicial Probe Into Police Crackdown on Students
Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha, the parliamentarian demanded disciplinary action against the police officers involved in the recent crackdown at Jantar Mantar.
Congress MP M.K. Raghavan has called for a judicial inquiry into a police crackdown on students in Delhi, according to The Hindu. The report does not specify the date of the protest, the students' demands, or the details of the police action that prompted the demand for a probe.
Congress MP M.K. Raghavan raised the issue of a police crackdown on student demonstrators in the Lok Sabha on Monday, speaking under Rule 377 to demand a judicial inquiry and immediate disciplinary action against the officers involved (The Hindu). The intervention came in response to a recent series of protests held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, where students were physically assaulted and detained by police personnel.
Raghavan characterised the police action as a blatant violation of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. He described the students behind the agitation as “architects of India’s future” and said their protest was intended to raise their voices against pressing national issues, including question paper leaks, rising unemployment and administrative repression (The Hindu).
The MP’s submission in the Lower House marks a formal parliamentary escalation of the controversy surrounding the handling of the demonstrations at the designated protest site. By invoking Rule 377, which allows members to raise matters of urgent public importance, Raghavan placed the onus on the government to respond to the allegations of excessive force. The Hindu report did not specify the exact dates of the protests at Jantar Mantar or the specific student organisations involved. It also remains unclear whether the Ministry of Home Affairs or the Delhi Police have issued a formal response to the demand for a judicial probe.
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