Being cop is thankless: Rijiju deletes tweet supporting Delhi Police

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday put out a tweet supporting the Delhi Police, even as cops continued to protest in the national capital against the clash with lawyers at Tis Hazari Court earlier this month.

The minister, however, later deleted the post from the microblogging site.

"Being a cop is a thankless job. But they don't do it for thanks. Police officers put their lives on the line every day. They are damned if they do, and damned even if they don't. What gets lost in all the anti-police rhetoric is the family left at home while a policeman serves," he had tweeted.

Minutes later, the minister deleted his tweet and wrote, "It's not a question of supporting any group. Just let's not take the law into our hands."

The police personnel are holding a protest outside the Delhi Police headquarters. Due to the agitation, the Delhi Traffic Police said that traffic movement is closed on the carriageway from ITO towards Laxmi Nagar.

Motorists have been advised to use Delhi Gate and Raj Ghat roads.

On Monday, the IPS Association had also said that the police personnel all around the country stands with those who were assaulted and humiliated.

Lawyers have been protesting at several places across the city against the scuffle that took place in Tis Hazari Court on November 2. A group of lawyers also protested outside the Supreme Court on Monday, demanding the enforcement of Lawyers' Protection Act.

A total of 20 police personnel and eight lawyers sustained injuries in the incident.

The Bar Council of India has appealed to the members of the legal fraternity to maintain peace and harmony in the courts and resume their court work from Tuesday.