Protest to crackdown: The aftermath of Jantar Mantar
In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the aftermath of the Jantar Mantar protests, led by the Cockroach Janta Party. They are joined by senior journalist and editor of The Wire, Seema Chisti, and Peek TV co-founder Vedanta Agarwal.Seema Chisti begins by commenting on the government’s denial of the use of pellet guns and violence on the protestors. “The government keeps denying this, but we must also take note. The CRPF chief was quoted as saying to go for the protests fearlessly. But I am unsure what that means with the government using force…
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