Kolkata, May 16 -- Additional Director General of Police (law & order) Jawed Shamim on Friday defended the police lathicharge with "minimal force" on protesting dismissed teachers to evacuate government officials and employees from Bikash Bhavan on Thursday night.
"The police used minimal force to evacuate government officers and employees, who were forced to stay inside Bikash Bhavan illegally," Shamim told media.
"You cannot damage government property and you cannot detain government officials for hours as they too are common people and have the right to go home after duty hours," Shamim said.
Bikash Bhavan is the headquarters of the state education department at New Town. It face a virtually siege from the protesting dismissed teach...