All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha, who observed a 23-day hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar protest, has refused to apologise for or condemn the cuss-laden denunciations of the Centre made by many agitators, and accused critics of trying to divert attention from the alleged use of pellet guns and police force during the July 20 crackdown.
In an interview with PTI, Ms. Neha said the row over some of the protesters’ language is being used to subvert the issue of accountability over the police action on the Parliament march day.
Want to forgive those who abused me: Modi
Videos of protesters using abusive language have attracted political attention and police action against many since the protest ended.
A 15-year-old girl, whose expletive-heavy criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought her to the centre of the row and several FIRs against her.
