Protests · India
Listen to them, understand why they are shouting: Supreme Court on plea for action against CJP protestors
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that authorities should seek to understand the concerns of protesting youngsters instead of allowing situations to escalate into violence. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant , Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohan was hearing a plea by retired Air Force officers seeking action against the organisers of the Jantar Mantar protests for their alleged role in the July 20 demonstrations. The plea alleged that statements made by leaders of the Cockroach…
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