New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on crackdown on Ramdev's supporters but said the charge of "contributory negligence" on the protesters needs to be debated and reconsidered as it amounts to surrender of the right to protest.
In an article, Jaitley said the apex court judgement lays a "landmark law" as it upholds the right to protest in a peaceful way as a fundamental right of speech and assemble.
"However, it shakes the foundation of the fundamental right by laying down a highly doubtful proposition that once the right to protest is denied, the protester must meekly accept the denial or run the risk of a contributory negligence to the police oppression," he said....
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03:19 AM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Top lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Thursday demanded resignation of Home Minister P Chidambaram holding him responsible for the police action in Ramlila Maidan during yoga guru Ramdev's protest last year as the Supreme Court came down heavily on the Centre and the Delhi Police for the incident. Jethmalani, who appeared for Ramdev in the Supreme Court in the case, said that the role of the Home Minister in...
10:38 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday claimed victory in the Ramlila crackdown case after the Supreme Court came down heavily on the state and Delhi Police for the midnight violence. However, he said that it was not right to say that he was equally responsible for the incident. "It is not correct that I was equally responsible. Delhi police edited the CCTV footage which was shown to the...
04:53 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday said that the Supreme Court's order on the Ramlila crackdown proved that the government was responsible for the incident. "The SC order proves that MHA is responsible for the incident as the Delhi police is under the Home Ministry. The SC order has also proved that human rights violation took place there," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said. However, he said that the BJP does...
03:56 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: The woman who was hurt during the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev's satyagraha at Ramlila ground succumbed to her injuries on Monday. The victim, Rajbala, 51, had been undergoing treatment at the GB Pant Hospital after she was allegedly paralysed in the police action on June 5. In August, Rajbala's children who were part of the protest had sought intervention of President Pratibha Patil for an independent probe...
10:43 AM, Sep 26, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court's amicus curiae has castigated the Delhi Police for its action on Baba Ramdev saying that the police used force on innocent people to break Ramdev's agitation at Ramlila Maidan. Amicus curiae Rajeev Dhawan accused the Delhi Police of perpetrating violence on innocent people during its crackdown on Ramdev. The amicus curiae, which means advisor to court, quoted from police wireless logs of June 5, the...
05:07 PM, Aug 29, 2011
New Delhi: People on Wednesday gathered at Raj Ghat in the capital to take part in the day-long hunger strike called by Anna Hazare to protest against police crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters during their agitation against corruption. A number of youths wearing Gandhi caps and elderly people were seen at the spot waving the tricolour amidst a heavy posse of security personnel. A man dressed like Mahatma...
09:09 AM, Jun 08, 2011
New Delhi: The BJP claims that the attempted shoe attack on Congress spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi by a person during a press conference shows the frustration of media with the Congress and the UPA government. Accusing Congress of masterminding the crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters, senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain clamed that Congress has annoyed the media with its ferocious actions. "What Congress has done, has not only annoyed...
06:03 PM, Jun 06, 2011
New Delhi: With the Saturday midnight crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's hunger strike coming under attack from the Opposition and civil society, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday evening held consultations with senior party leaders to formulate a strategy. Gandhi's deliberations with senior ministers and leaders came close on the heels of several opposition parties, including BJP, condemning the police action to break the fast at the Ramlila Maidan....
07:51 PM, Jun 05, 2011
