03-17-2007, 11:11 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Shivraj Patil defends firing </b>
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Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi
<b>Cong backs CPM on Nandigram</b>
Toeing the line of an unrepentant CPI(M), Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Friday defended the 'police brutalities' on the agitating farmers of Nandigram on March 14, saying that the policemen opened the fire in self-defence. Patil informed the Lok Sabha that 'the police initially fired rubber bullets' to control the situation, but it yielded no results.
"<b>Ultimately, the police had to open fire in self-defence to disperse of the mob,"</b> he said, which left scores of farmers dead and many others injured.
Referring to the situation that led to the killings, Patil said that the police movement started at 10 am on March 14 in Nandigram area. <b>"While one of the police parties could move into Nandigram without resistance, two other police parties were confronted by large gatherings of hostile people,"</b> he said.
<b>"When the police asked them to disperse, they paid no heed and resorted to heavy brick-batting, causing injury to some policemen. To disperse the mob, police lobbed tear gas shells. The mob then became more agitated and started hurling bombs followed by opening of fire,"</b> he said.
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Why Sonia forget to say same after Gujarat riots?
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Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi
<b>Cong backs CPM on Nandigram</b>
Toeing the line of an unrepentant CPI(M), Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Friday defended the 'police brutalities' on the agitating farmers of Nandigram on March 14, saying that the policemen opened the fire in self-defence. Patil informed the Lok Sabha that 'the police initially fired rubber bullets' to control the situation, but it yielded no results.
"<b>Ultimately, the police had to open fire in self-defence to disperse of the mob,"</b> he said, which left scores of farmers dead and many others injured.
Referring to the situation that led to the killings, Patil said that the police movement started at 10 am on March 14 in Nandigram area. <b>"While one of the police parties could move into Nandigram without resistance, two other police parties were confronted by large gatherings of hostile people,"</b> he said.
<b>"When the police asked them to disperse, they paid no heed and resorted to heavy brick-batting, causing injury to some policemen. To disperse the mob, police lobbed tear gas shells. The mob then became more agitated and started hurling bombs followed by opening of fire,"</b> he said.
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Why Sonia forget to say same after Gujarat riots?