Delhi police detain pro-NREGA protesters; forestall Jean Dreze, others from carrying out programme

By way of PTI

NEW DELHI: The continued protests in opposition to the “assault” at the Nationwide Rural Employment Ensure Act, 2005 through the Centre was once disrupted through the police.

Social scientist and activist, Jean Dreze, Richa Singh of Sangtin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and different activists had been stopped through the police from carrying out a programme outdoor the Delhi College’s Arts School. 

Delhi police unexpectedly stopped Jean Dreze, Richa Singh, Com. Somnath and scholars at Delhi College whilst carrying out a program at DU Arts School at the ongoing assault on NREGA through the central executive. %.twitter.com/7z84lHznT7

— NREGA Sangharsh (@NREGA_Sangharsh) March 24, 2023

On March 24, the continued protests entered twenty ninth day. The NREGA staff from other states had been reportedly protesting in Delhi in opposition to obligatory on-line attendance and Aadhaar-based cost.

A senior police officer stated the college had approached the police over apprehensions that peace and tranquillity might be disturbed. He stated the scholars and activists had been later got rid of from the spot.

An activist related to NREGA Sangarah Morcha stated a number of scholars had been picked up all over the non violent accumulating.

“Many Delhi College (DU) scholars in addition to an American pupil had been detained and brought to the Maurice Nagar Cyber cellular station for merely keeping a dialogue at the Nationwide Rural Employment Ensure Act (NREGA), 2005 and the correct to paintings. A number of different activists had been additionally detained once they went to the police station to improve those that had been detained,” Raj Shekhar stated.

Taking to Twitter, the NREGA Sangarsh Morcha shared a chain of tweets in regards to the incident. Within the video, police group of workers had been noticed accumulated across the scholars who had been assembled to behavior the assembly.

Few moments later, they had been got rid of from the spot and plenty of had been taken in police vehicles.

“The Delhi police is silencing the correct of non violent protestors to carry public discussions on problems the most important for the deficient of the country. Allow us to withstand this and protest tougher,” the crowd tweeted.

Reacting to the incident, a senior police officer stated no FIR has been registered on this regard.

“When activists and scholars had been seeking to compile, they had been got rid of from the spot. 11 individuals who had accumulated had been peacefully got rid of. Amongst those 11 folks, two had been girls,” he stated.

“No FIR has been registered within the subject,” he added.

(With inputs from On-line Table.)

NEW DELHI: The continued protests in opposition to the “assault” at the Nationwide Rural Employment Ensure Act, 2005 through the Centre was once disrupted through the police.

Social scientist and activist, Jean Dreze, Richa Singh of Sangtin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and different activists had been stopped through the police from carrying out a programme outdoor the Delhi College’s Arts School. 

Delhi police unexpectedly stopped Jean Dreze, Richa Singh, Com. Somnath and scholars at Delhi College whilst carrying out a program at DU Arts School at the ongoing assault on NREGA through the central executive. %.twitter.com/7z84lHznT7googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
— NREGA Sangharsh (@NREGA_Sangharsh) March 24, 2023
On March 24, the continued protests entered twenty ninth day. The NREGA staff from other states had been reportedly protesting in Delhi in opposition to obligatory on-line attendance and Aadhaar-based cost.

A senior police officer stated the college had approached the police over apprehensions that peace and tranquillity might be disturbed. He stated the scholars and activists had been later got rid of from the spot.

An activist related to NREGA Sangarah Morcha stated a number of scholars had been picked up all over the non violent accumulating.

“Many Delhi College (DU) scholars in addition to an American pupil had been detained and brought to the Maurice Nagar Cyber cellular station for merely keeping a dialogue at the Nationwide Rural Employment Ensure Act (NREGA), 2005 and the correct to paintings. A number of different activists had been additionally detained once they went to the police station to improve those that had been detained,” Raj Shekhar stated.

Taking to Twitter, the NREGA Sangarsh Morcha shared a chain of tweets in regards to the incident. Within the video, police group of workers had been noticed accumulated across the scholars who had been assembled to behavior the assembly.

Few moments later, they had been got rid of from the spot and plenty of had been taken in police vehicles.

“The Delhi police is silencing the correct of non violent protestors to carry public discussions on problems the most important for the deficient of the country. Allow us to withstand this and protest tougher,” the crowd tweeted.

Reacting to the incident, a senior police officer stated no FIR has been registered on this regard.

“When activists and scholars had been seeking to compile, they had been got rid of from the spot. 11 individuals who had accumulated had been peacefully got rid of. Amongst those 11 folks, two had been girls,” he stated.

“No FIR has been registered within the subject,” he added.

(With inputs from On-line Table.)