‘Don’t drag court into all this’
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, July 21, declined to urgently list a petition concerning the use of “excessive force” by police officials against students who took part in the ‘Chalo Sansad’ march of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on July 20.
“Don’t drag the court into all this,” Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya said in response to a petitioner’s request to list a plea alleging excessive use of force by Delhi Police against the protesting students on Monday.
The bench stated that the matter will be listed for hearing on Wednesday.
The petitioner had earlier mentioned the plea before the bench for an urgent hearing. It was claimed that Delhi Police personnel used “excessive force” on the protesters.
On Monday, thousands of students from various cities took part in the ‘Chalo Sansad’ march of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities.
The CJP later accused Delhi Police of using excessive force against protesters to prevent them from reaching the Parliament. They further claimed that several students were injured and activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo was pushed around.
Agencies