Delhi police not protecting common man: Sheila Dikshit
7.35 PM
Protesters
return
to
India
Gate
Within
an
hour
of
being
forcibly
removed
from
India
Gate,
protesters
came
back
to
the
area
and
appealed
to
the
authorities
not
to
use
excessive
force
in
dealing
with
them.They
also
decried
the
violence
that
had
repeatedly
broken
out
there
throughout
the
day.
7.15
PM
Constable badly injured in clashes at India Gate
One
of
the
constables
deployed
to
maintain
peace
at
India
Gate
was
badly
injured
in
the
clashes
with
protesters.
"Constable
Subhash
Tomar
is
fighting
for
his
life,"
Delhi
Police
Commissioner
Neeraj
Kumar
said.
7
PM
Cops
drive
out
protesters
from
India
Gate
The
police
forcibly
remove
scores
of
protesters
from
India
Gate.
Groups
of
students
and
women
activists
were
all
driven
out
of
the
area
by
baton-wielding
cops
who
also
lobbed
tear
gas
shells
at
some
unruly
protesters.
6.10
PM
Water
cannons
fired
on
protesters
at
India
Gate
With
the
protests
at
India
Gate
turning
violent,
the
police
resorted
to
lathi
charge
and
also
used
water
cannons
to
disperse
the
protesters.
Prior
to
this,
the
two
sides
clashed
and
tear
gas
shells
were
then
thrown
amidst
the
crowd.
5.20
PM
Convene
all-part
meet
immediately:
BJP
As
the
protests
over
the
Delhi
gang-rape
are
intensifying
with
each
passing
hour,
the
BJP
has
urged
the
Centre
to
discuss
with
all
parties
how
to
effectively
address
the
issues
raised
by
the
activists
and
students
who
have
been
pressing
for
speedy
action
against
the
rapists
and
stricter
laws
to
hopefully
prevent
such
incidents
from
occurring
in
the
future.
Sushma
Swaraj,
Leader
of
the
Opposition
in
the
Lok
Sabha,
urged
Union
Home
Minister
Sushilkumar
Shinde
to
convene
an
all-party
meeting
at
the
earliest.
5
PM
Baba Ramdev, Arvind Kejriwal, BJP youth wing supporters joined the protests that are increasingly turning violent at India Gate.
Protesters
attacked
government
vehicles
and
hurled
slippers,
stones
at
police
officials.
Editor-in-Chief
of
IBN18
Network
Rajdeep
Sardesai
advised
the
protesters
to
continue
a
peaceful
protest.
"The
protest
will
win
if
it
stays
peaceful.
No
netagiri,
no
mob
behaviour.
Keep
the
spontaneous
energy
going,"
tweeted
Mr
Sardesai.
4:18
PM
Water
Canon,
tear
gas
used
but
cops
fail
to
stop
protesters
Police
fired
tear
gas,
used
water
canons
to
disperse
the
new
group
of
protesters
at
India
Gate.
However,
they
failed
to
scare
the
agitators.
Protesters
broke
all
barricades
and
headed
towards
Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
3:09
PM
Young
India
back
to
India
Gate,
protest
continues
The
young
crowd,
which
is
maintaining
a
distance
with
all
political
aspects,
is
back
to
India
Gate
continuing
their
protest
demanding
justice
for
the
victim
of
gangrape.
23-year-old
'Amanat' has
been
battling
for
her
life
in
ICU
in
Safdarjung
Hospital.
Doctors
informed
that
her
health
condition
has
been
deteriorated
on
Sunday
morning.
She
again
be
put
on
ventilator.
1:52
PM
Sec
144
removed,
peaceful
protest
allowed
in
Delhi
Sec
144,
which
was
imposed
at
several
places
in
the
national
capital
in
the
early
morning
of
Sunday,
has
been
removed.
Government
authorities
allowed
protesters
to
continue
their
"peaceful"
agitation.
A huge crowd again started gathering near Raj Bhavan and India Gate. Political leaders appealed to remain calm. Sonia Gandhi told protesters more needs to be done to address sense of insecurity and women need better security, said sources.
Mewanwhile,
Rahul
Gandhi
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Need
to
work
rationally,
people
angry
but
emotion
can't
drive
decisions."
1:26
PM
Delhi:
Ramdev,
Kejriwal
give
political
touch
to
protest?
With
Baba
Ramdev
and
Arvind
Kejriwal,
has
the
non-political
protest
in
the
national
capital
become
a
political
movement?
The
young
crowd,
who
shook
the
government
on
Saturday,
was
missing
on
Sunday
when
the
yoga
guru
reached
Jantar
Mantar.
The
young
crowd
was
also
absent
from
the
sight
when
Kejriwal
along
with
his
other
aides
sat
for
a
dharna
near
Hyderabad
House
on
Ashoka
Road,
close
to
India
Gate.
School
and
college
students
were
seen
at
the
other
side
of
the
venue.
12:52
PM
Delhi
Gangrape:
Rahul
Gandhi
seeks
time,
say
protester
Congress
General
Secretary
Rahul
Gandhi
sought
time
from
the
delegation.
According
to
the
delegation
members,
the
government
has
assured
them
of
providing
justice
to
victim.
They
said
that
government
promised
amendments
to
laws
and
decision
to
hang
the
culprit
will
be
taken
by
the
judge.
12:29
PM
Delhi
Gangrape:
Sonia-Protesters
meeting
over
Meeting
between
Congress
President
Sonia
Gandhi
a
delegation
of
protesters
came
to
an
end.
Representatives
of
the
protesters
informed
that
they
will
continue
their
agitation
in
national
capital.
12:22
PM
Delhi
Gangrape:
Ramdev
to
join
protesters
shortly:
Yoga
Guru
Baba
Ramdev
is
expected
to
join
the
protesters
in
the
national
capital
on
Sunday,
Dec
23.
Slamming
the
government
over
police
action
against
the
protesters,
Ramdev
said,
I'll
go
with
the
protesters,
wherever
they
are
being
taken.
Ruling
party
n
opposition
should
stand
by
protesters,
not
rapists."
According
to
sources,
the
yoga
guru
will
go
to
Ramlila
Maidan
where
he
had
held
his
indefinite
fast
over
black
money.
11:59
AM
Delhi
Gangrape:
Protest
intensifies,
Young
India
shakes
Govt:
Delhi
police
cracked
down
on
protesters
who
had
refused
to
move
from
India
Gate
and
continued
their
agitation
against
the
Government
of
India
demanding
justice
for
victim
of
the
infamous
Delhi
gangrape.
11:52
AM
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