When It Comes To Student Protests, Both The Left And The Right Are Ruthless
The Jantar Mantar protests might well go down in the annals of history as India’s Tiananmen Square. They may come to be known as ‘20/7’, or the ‘Twentieth July Incident’, just as the Tiananmen Square protests are known as ‘6/4’, or the ‘June Fourth Incident’. The Tiananmen Square protests were spearheaded by university students in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. The protests were held…
The recent protests at Jantar Mantar have drawn comparisons to the Tiananmen Square demonstrations of 1989, often referred to as '20/7' or the 'Twentieth July Incident'. Like the Tiananmen protests, the Jantar Mantar demonstrations were student-led, driven by a desire for democratic reforms amid economic growth. The protests began following the forced resignation of Sonam Wangchuk, a figure akin to Hu Yaobang in the Tiananmen protests.
Government responses to both sets of protests involved force, with authorities deploying paramilitary and police action to disperse demonstrators, rather than through negotiation. While no deaths have been reported in Jantar Mantar, protestors were injured using pellet guns, similar to the indiscriminate shootings that occurred in 1989.
The Indian government has vowed to prosecute those involved, contrasting with the Chinese government's practice of imprisoning or executing protestors.
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