Destruction Of Public Property

A case has been registered against nearly 1,500 protestors who have been charged with attempted murder, rioting, wrongful confinement, and destruction of public property during a protest outside the Noida Authority office, officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the destruction of public property during violent agitations against the Citizenship Amendment Act over the last few weeks, asking protesters to introspect if their actions have been "good or not".

The Supreme Court on Friday made strong observations about violent protests, saying public property cannot be allowed to be damaged for demonstrations, as the centre's lawyer cited, among other instances, the recent spike in destruction of property of Kanwar pilgrims.

It plays to a trite script all the time. Some obscure loony will say something about the Prophet and the self-professed defenders of the honour of the Prophet of Islam go berserk in rage. Protests, calls for the head of the "offender", mob fury, destruction of public property - pandemonium follows.

On days of political protests, it is pertinent to recall guidelines framed by the Supreme Court. These were laid down in 2009 in a case of destruction of public and private property in Andhra Pradesh.

A case has been registered against nearly 1,500 protestors who have been charged with attempted murder, rioting, wrongful confinement, and destruction of public property during a protest outside the Noida Authority office, officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the destruction of public property during violent agitations against the Citizenship Amendment Act over the last few weeks, asking protesters to introspect if their actions have been "good or not".

The Supreme Court on Friday made strong observations about violent protests, saying public property cannot be allowed to be damaged for demonstrations, as the centre's lawyer cited, among other instances, the recent spike in destruction of property of Kanwar pilgrims.

It plays to a trite script all the time. Some obscure loony will say something about the Prophet and the self-professed defenders of the honour of the Prophet of Islam go berserk in rage. Protests, calls for the head of the "offender", mob fury, destruction of public property - pandemonium follows.

On days of political protests, it is pertinent to recall guidelines framed by the Supreme Court. These were laid down in 2009 in a case of destruction of public and private property in Andhra Pradesh.