On Monday, social media was filled with images of the march to Parliament called by the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign. The Delhi Police said it had not given permission for the march. Some participants crossed barricades and allegedly threw stones.The police and Rapid Action Force appear to be responding with disproportionate force. Videos show the men in uniform firing tear gas and raining baton blows upon protesters, many of whom were retreating, surrounded by the police and visibly not attacking anyone. These accounts require verification, but the imbalance is apparent.In the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Chief Justice Surya Kant refused to urgently hear a petition alleging that the police had used excessive force against protesters. “Don’t waste our time and don’t waste your time,” Live Law quoted Chief Justice Surya Kant as saying.The lawyer who sought that the plea be listed for hearing on Thursday told the court that he could present video evidence of the police excesses. However, Live Law quoted Justice Kant as saying, “We don’t have time to watch.”A day earlier, on Tuesday, a public interest litigation alleging excessive force by the police forces was urgently mentioned before the Delhi High Court. “Don’t drag the court into all this,” the bench reportedly remarked. The next day, however, the court sought the Delhi Police’s response on the allegations of “brutalities”.