
Amidst the recent protests in Delhi and questions being raised over the Delhi Police's handling of them, BBC has conducted an exclusive interview with former Home Secretary GK Pillai.
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The number of protests has increased in recent days in Delhi. There has been a public debate on the functioning of the police regarding the management of these demonstrations.
The protests taking place in Delhi have been in the headlines for the last few days. Also, many questions are being raised on the way Delhi Police is handling these protests.
Could these protests have been handled better? What message is being sent by the use of force on the protesters? And whose responsibility is it?
BBC correspondent Raghavendra Rao spoke to GK Pillai, former Home Secretary of the Government of India, on all these subjects. Watch this special interview.
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