‘Free Umar Khalid’ placard draws police action at Goa protest
Police said to avoid a law-and-order situation, the man was brought to the Panaji police station for “questioning”. In a purported video clip, a police officer could be seen asking them to produce an ID. Some BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers staged a sit-in protest outside the Panaji Police Station, demanding that a case be registered against protesters displaying “Free Umar Khalid” placards at the gathering.
- ▪Police said to avoid a law-and-order situation, the man was brought to the Panaji police station for “questioning”.
- ▪In a purported video clip, a police officer could be seen asking them to produce an ID.
- ▪Some BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers staged a sit-in protest outside the Panaji Police Station, demanding that a case be registered against protesters displaying “Free Umar Khalid” placards at the gathering.
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Police said to avoid a law-and-order situation, the man was brought to the Panaji police station for “questioning”. In a purported video clip, a police officer could be seen asking them to produce an ID. Some BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers staged a sit-in protest outside the Panaji Police Station, demanding that a case be registered against protesters displaying “Free Umar Khalid” placards at the gathering. Earlier on Wednesday, a protest was held at Azad Maidan in Panaji, after BJP vice-president Narendra Sawaikar had triggered a controversy by putting a post on social media, saying “cockroaches are with termites”.
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