New Delhi, July 22 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday slammed the Centre over its handling of the protests in the national capital, saying that everyone is witnessing a "death of democracy" here.

Speaking to reporters as Congress leaders donned black on the Parliament premises, Tharoor said politics will be done if an important issue of paper leaks cannot be raised in Parliament.

"This (black-coloured clothes) is protest and mourning as we can witness the death of democracy. Look, the fact is, politics has come into it. Obviously politics also comes into it. But the real issue is the feelings of the students; they're the future of the country. If they're feeling betrayed and let down, there ought to be some opportunity to reach ...