Even as the RSS on Monday rejected allegations that some of its workers were involved in thrashing a group of student protesters along with police personnel outside its headquarters in central Delhi two days back, the Congress targeted the Modi Government over the “shocking attack” on students.
A video doing the round in the social media captures images of some Delhi Police personnel along with some unidentified men thrashing protesters and dragging activists by their hair outside the RSS office during a demonstration on Saturday over Hyderabad’s dalit student Rohith Vemula’s suicide.
The RSS has denied charges that any of its workers was involved in the fracas.
“No RSS worker was there at that time. If somebody feels that there was some highhandedness then there is option of inquiry, law. Police must have done whatever they found was appropriate,” incharge of RSS media unit of Delhi Rajiv Tuli said.
Congress described it a “brutal assault” by police on a group of “unarmed protesters” and demanded action against guilty policemen.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi Government over what he said was “shocking attack” on students.
Rahul insisted the demonstrators were “brutally” beaten as they were “protesting against the RSS”.
“Shocking attack on students. Instead of listening to them, now the Modi Government is brutally beating them up for protesting against the RSS!”, the Congress leader tweeted.
Rahul’s tweet came as the Delhi Police faced criticism following emergence of the video in which its personnel were seen thrashing protesters.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the police force was being used as RSS and BJP’s “private army” under a political dispensation that is at “war” with students across the country.