Shashi Tharoor condemns tear gas, water cannon use by Police in Thiruvananthapuram | Oneindia

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Shocking day in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala! Congress MP Shashi Tharoor describes a peaceful protest disrupted by tear gas and water cannons. No provocation or warning. A criminal act. Speaking up for democracy and parliamentary privileges violated.

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00:00 shocking experience today, I've already had occasion to

00:02 Raise my voice against the unjustified behavior of the Kerala police on a number of occasions

00:07 But this time I was personally a witness to the brazenness of their contempt for democracy and human rights

00:13 There was a very peaceful

00:15 protest demonstration going on where

00:18 People were listening calmly and quietly to speeches and by very senior people the state was occupied by a number of MPs and MLAs

00:25 The KPCC president himself and MP had just finished speaking the leader of the opposition was speaking next and while he was speaking

00:32 Everyone was listening calmly suddenly without any provocation a tear gas shell explodes just behind the stage

00:37 Water cannon is being fired our eyes and nose and skin and lungs begin to smart and itch and burn and we don't understand

00:45 Why there's been no provocation at all and no warning has been issued

00:48 It was the most incredible thing that we could see and I've having seen this all I can tell you is that I have

00:55 Immediately called the DGP of police and protested in the most strong language. He has offered us an inquiry

01:00 But what is the point unless they can tell us now on what basis such an order was given by his subordinates?

01:05 It was a criminal act

01:07 I have no hesitation in saying and it was an act that also betrayed a contempt for democracy because a permission

01:13 Obtained rally being taking place everything quietly calm and and peaceful and this happens without any provocation without any warning on

01:21 What basis can this be done?

01:22 It is truly that Kerala is witnessing the rule of the lawless who have been given full freedom to assault the law abiding

01:30 It's unforgivable

01:32 Well, I think we've taken it I've already taken it up with the DGP was promised an inquiry

01:36 I'm also going to take it up with the speaker of Parliament because parliamentary

01:40 Privileges of half a dozen MPs on the stage were violated by this brazen act

01:44 I hope that the MLA is on stage will also take it up with their

01:47 Legislative Assembly because the Constitution gives us these privileges for a reason so the people's representatives can do their work in peace without police interference

01:55 This is not even a basic principle of democracy being honored

01:59 There is such contempt for democracy on the part of the authorities in the state that then enabled the police to behave like this shocking

02:06 Well, I'm afraid I'm an asthmatic. So I've been coughing quite a bit in the last few minutes, but at the same time

02:11 Mine is not my concern. There were thousands of people young people

02:15 I heard stories of young students vomiting and all these shocking things. It really was a very very deeply deeply disappointing

02:22 Performance by the police and one that was totally unjustified and unprovoked

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