As the marchers settled in to their campsite tonight, Indian police entered the camp and issued restraining orders against the 101 core marchers. They were told that their actions may “culminate into endangering public tranquility and breach of public peace” and that they were “not to leave the territorial jurisdiction of Kangra District till further order.”
I’m finally heading off to bed after more than 17 hours in the office, but there has been no word about what will happen tomorrow... whether the marchers will continue (it will still take them a day or more to exit the district), and whether the police and the Indian government will even let them proceed. I hope that India will have the strength to stand up to China, who is inevitably pressuring them behind the scenes to crackdown on this March.
I’m finally heading off to bed after more than 17 hours in the office, but there has been no word about what will happen tomorrow... whether the marchers will continue (it will still take them a day or more to exit the district), and whether the police and the Indian government will even let them proceed. I hope that India will have the strength to stand up to China, who is inevitably pressuring them behind the scenes to crackdown on this March.
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