Jantar Mantar protests: Tear gas shells fired, internet cut as fresh violence erupts near Parliament Street

Fresh violence erupted near Delhi’s Parliament street on Wednesday evening, prompting police to fire tear gas shells and cut internet in the area.

According to the preliminary reports, crowd allegedly turned violent and chased a policeman near Park hotel.

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Two cops are reportedly injured in the violence while the number of protesters injured were not immediately known.

Following the incident, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar reached Parliament Street police station to take stock of the situation.

According to the police, two policemen, including an ACP rank official were injured in the incident.

Meanwhile, AAP national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned the government against any misadventure.

Expressing fears of a crackdown on the protesters, Kejriwal said, “I have been hearing that internet was snapped near Jantar Mantar, I have also been hearing that security has been beefed up, paramilitary forces have come, people have doubt about possible crackdown.

In a self-made video, the AAP leader went on: “I want to say to Modiji, don’t do any misadventure, you thought, the protest would be over after lifting of Sonam Wangchuk, but it strengthened, you thought, after lathi-charge, tear-gassing, the students would get intimidated, but the protest became even bigger, these are Gen Z people, they are not afraid of anyone, the more you will suppress them, they will become more brazen, please there should be no crackdown.”

The concerning developments comes amid calls of a “Nepal treatment” by some if the protesters.

In a purported video that has surfaced on social media, a protester is hears telling Dipke that it is time to give the government a “Nepal treatment” in response to the alleged police brutality during Monday’s Parliament march.

However, the CJP founder dismissed the idea and invoked Mahatma Gandhi to urge the protesters to remain peaceful.