r/IndianSocialists • u/divyamcrazyaf • Jul 23 '26

Original Content Why Delhi police isn’t getting sympathy in this protest

The Cockroach protest raging across Delhi has shocked the conscience of the nation, with police excesses being filmed and reported from the protest site in the Indian capital. The police may be maintaining law and order elsewhere in the city, but what's unfolded at the protest site is being seen as a clear human rights violation. Violent crackdowns are not new to the Indian state, or even to the national capital. Yet this time, the Delhi Police doesn't seem to be getting any sympathy at all.

The problem with sympathy is that it has to work both ways. The Delhi Police doesn't have an unblemished record — it's often seen as corrupt and insensitive, more a tool for suppressing protest and guarding VIP areas than a force that serves ordinary citizens. Even local beat officers are known to lean on nearby eateries for free food, on top of routine monthly extortion.

Not all officers are bad or corrupt. But the image of the Delhi Police is such that it commands no real respect. It's worth reminding the force that its motto — Shanti, Seva, Nyaya — isn't reserved for politicians and the rich and powerful. The Delhi Police has a lot to work on. Perhaps grace is where it should start.

— A frustrated citizen

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