India's communist movement has strongly condemned the brutal police crackdown on students and youth protesting peacefully at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar, accusing the BJP-led Modi government of responding to legitimate democratic demands with repression instead of dialogue.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) denounced the use of lathi charges and tear gas against demonstrators, while the Communist Party of India (CPI) sharply criticized remarks by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant dismissing calls to examine video evidence of the police violence.
