Police evict protesters in Marina Beach
Posted on: 23/Jan/2017 11:08:09 AM
Thousands of police personnel started evicting protesters from the Marina Beach on Monday morning. On Sunday, protesters expressed unhappiness over the ordinance promulgated by the state government and vowed to continue their agitation until a permanent solution to the ban on the bull-taming sport was found.
According to reports, the police arrived at the Marina Beach at around 5:30am. An announcement asking people to leave was first made over a microphone. While some people left voluntarily, including women and children, others continued to remain at the Marin Beach. Police used force with those who resisted.
Hundreds of protesters formed a human chain and threatened to jump into the sea if the police forcibly evict them. Many others sat down on the beach and were forcibly dragged out by police.
Said some of the protesters, Police came at 5:30am to disperse the crowd. They forcefully removed us. They even hit women. We ran towards the sea and they chased us away. We weren`t spared on the main road either. We were being assaulted. How can those meant to protect us, fail us? I have been here for 4 to 5 days. Police came close to 6am. They said they wanted to talk peacefully. They showed us a paper and said it was an ordinance. Two friends and I refused to leave. They assaulted us and forcefully sent us out.
Similar scenes were witnessed in Coimbatore, with police clearing out protesters who have been demonstrating at the VOC grounds. Police also evicted pro-jallikattu supporters from Madurai`s Tamukkam
Education Minister Mafoi Pandiarajan defended the eviction stating, We can`t have miscreants hijacking the protest. There are anti-social elements at Marina Beach. No force was used by TN police. The crowds were dispersed peacefully. Amendments would be passed at the Assembly session on Monday and requested the main opposition party DMK to support the bill.
According to reports, the police arrived at the Marina Beach at around 5:30am. An announcement asking people to leave was first made over a microphone. While some people left voluntarily, including women and children, others continued to remain at the Marin Beach. Police used force with those who resisted.
Hundreds of protesters formed a human chain and threatened to jump into the sea if the police forcibly evict them. Many others sat down on the beach and were forcibly dragged out by police.
Said some of the protesters, Police came at 5:30am to disperse the crowd. They forcefully removed us. They even hit women. We ran towards the sea and they chased us away. We weren`t spared on the main road either. We were being assaulted. How can those meant to protect us, fail us? I have been here for 4 to 5 days. Police came close to 6am. They said they wanted to talk peacefully. They showed us a paper and said it was an ordinance. Two friends and I refused to leave. They assaulted us and forcefully sent us out.
Similar scenes were witnessed in Coimbatore, with police clearing out protesters who have been demonstrating at the VOC grounds. Police also evicted pro-jallikattu supporters from Madurai`s Tamukkam
Education Minister Mafoi Pandiarajan defended the eviction stating, We can`t have miscreants hijacking the protest. There are anti-social elements at Marina Beach. No force was used by TN police. The crowds were dispersed peacefully. Amendments would be passed at the Assembly session on Monday and requested the main opposition party DMK to support the bill.
