Be it Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, or any dharna site in Lucknow or Mumbai, at every demonstration, there is a common vocabulary. After the violence in Uttar Pradesh and Mangalore, the agitators have now adopted a new tactic. But the incidents in Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are worrisome. Similarly, stones were pelted in Beniya Bagh of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, when the police tried to disperse the protesters. The breakdown of political dialogue; the street protests and subsequent violence; the trust deficit between a section of the citizens and the State; the discord between the Centre and the states.

Source: Hindustan Times January 27, 2020 15:00 UTC