Bengaluru, July 21 -- Karnataka Congress chief BK Hariprasad on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the Narendra Modi-led Centre over the police action against students during the 'Chalo Sansad' march in New Delhi, accusing the government of responding to demands for justice with "batons instead of answers" and displaying "authoritarian brutality."Condemning the alleged lathi-charge on students participating in a peaceful protest and fast-unto-death satyagraha from Jantar Mantar to Parliament, Hariprasad said a government that had failed to prevent examination paper leaks had chosen to assault students demanding accountability.
"The right to protest is a constitutional guarantee. Students carrying books, placards and demands for justic...