iNTERVIEW



CAA and NRC

state home minister Anil Deshmukh

anti-national slogans

Section 149 of CrPC

LGBTQ march

Gateway of India or Mantralaya

, Home MinisterEven as those protesting againstallege police high-handedness, thedefended the police action and said that people must protest at designated places where agitations are allowed. He also said thatwould not be tolerated.Excerpts of an interviewWe have designated places for protests and have been giving permission to protesters to agitate there.No, they can’t do that as it might cause inconvenience to others. We cannot allow demonstrations on the roads.They are not hesitant at all. Till now, 2100 demonstrations have taken place in the state. Our only condition is that law and order must not be disrupted.We have served notices underto some of the protestors. We can also take stern action against them.In some cases, protesters made anti-national statements. We won’t tolerate such statements. Take the case of the, which is usually peaceful. But this year, someone made an anti-national statement and hence action was taken. These people choose peaceful protests to make such statements.Again, it’s a matter of permission. We are in talks with the Nagpada protesters to end the agitation. They can always shift to a designated protest venue. One can’t sit outsideand agitate.