Tis Hazari clash: #WhereisAmitShah trends as Twitterati asks Anyone home, HM?

New Delhi, Nov 06: As the 'cops vs lawyers' slugfest started with thousands of police personnel protesting outside the Police Headquarters demanding action against lawyers, Twitterati started wondering why Home Minister Amit Shah was so silent. His silence drew comment through the crisis. Shah, who reached his North Block office in the morning, left in the afternoon for his residence where he chaired a review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir with the ministry's top bureaucrats.

It should be noted that at least 20 policemen and eight lawyers were injured and 21 vehicles vandalised in the clash on Saturday. The lawyers alleged that the police fired at them.

However, Home Minister Amit Shah has maintained a deafening silence in the matter. This is surprising because Delhi Police is not controlled by Lt. Governor of Delhi. Shah is directly in-charge of Delhi Police.

Twitterati started mocking this silence of the Home Minister, causing the top trending hashtag #WhereIsAmitShah questioning why he hasn't responded in the matter: