At Hazare fast, cops not allowed to carry lathis

August 22, 2011 11:15

The Delhi police have learnt their lesson from the mistakes of the crackdown on Baba Ramdev. This time around, the orders are entirely different.

PTI quoting a policeman says, "Our hands are tied. We have instructions from the top...We cannot take any action," said the cop, adding that "if we take any action now, media will be the first one to air that on TV putting our jobs at risk."

"We know how to teach them a lesson right now but not without orders," said another policeman. Police are not even allowed to carry lathis under the nstructions from the top, he said.

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