India - Protest Against Rising Intolerance | Editor's Pick | 30 Nov 15

Описание: Nearly a thousand protesters from the opposition Congress party clashed with police on Monday as they gathered near the Indian parliament in New Delhi.

Police used water cannons to disperse the protesters as they tried to break through the security barriers and march towards the parliament to protest against intolerance.

The protesters, mostly belonging to the Youth wing of the Congress Party, were briefly detained by the police.

In the past few months, artists, filmmakers, historians and scientists have been protesting religious bigotry and communal violence.

They have been asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party to protect India's tradition of secularism and diversity.

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