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Demand for apology from US
Demand for Apology from US, Students' Organisation, US Consulate in Begumpet. Police stepped up security as more organisations were planning protests at the consulate to condemn the ill-treatment meted out to Khobragade by the US authorities.
Left bodies stage protest near the US Consulate in Hyd
Hyderabad: Left parties and their affiliated students' organisations staged protests near the US Consulate in Begumpet on Thursday against the humiliation meted out to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade by the US authorities in New York. Activists of Communist Party of India (CPI), All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU), All India Students Federation (AISF), Students Federation of India (SFI) and Dalit organisations and others took part in the protests.
Police blocked the protest march towards Paigah Palace and arrested the protestors who reached there in batches. Raising slogans of “Down with US imperialism,” the protestors carried banners, placards and flags of their respective parties. Police resisted the attempts of the protestors to remove the barricades. They confronted each other, leading to commotion. Police were seen bundling the protestors into police vehicles and whisking them away to police stations.
The activists demanded an ‘unconditional apology’ from the US. “Mere condemnation by Parliament is not enough. India should act firmly without bothering about its impact on trade and business relations with the US, because the country's honour and pride is more important than anything else,” said a protestor.
Police stepped up security as more organisations were planning protests at the consulate to condemn the ill-treatment meted out to Khobragade by the US authorities.
