Delhi violence was in making for months: Meenakshi Lekhi

The BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi today put up a spirited fight in the Lok Sabha as the long pending discussion on the Delhi violence started. Countering the Congress accusations about the inaction of the police she said, "Some judges think police shouldn't act until protests turn violent". Under the circumstances, it is difficult to gauge when a peaceful protest will turn violent, she said.

The violence, which started in northeast Delhi in the last week of February, raged for more than four days and cost more than 50 lives. More than 200 people were injured.