Attack on school children a new low

A number of video footage allegedly showing the police beating up school students protesting the death of two fellow students who were killed in a road accident caused by two competing drivers have gone viral on social media. Many students in these videos seemed to be severely injured by the police attack, while others were seen being arrested.

It is simply unacceptable that the police are not even thinking twice before attacking children—both boys and girls. They were simply demanding that the roads they use be safe and were seeking justice for their peers.

How can the police justify such action?

Violence against peaceful protestors seems to have become the norm in this country nowadays. The government's increasing intolerance for any form of protest, which is a right enshrined in our constitution, is very alarming. Despite that, this attack on school children is definitely a new low, even for us.

Md Zillur Rahaman, By e-mail