
At Banappa Park, the venue of a protest by various organisations in Bangalore on Monday, police personnel deployed for “security” take a much-needed breather.
Photograph: Karnataka Photo News
Also read: The right to rest should be a fundamental right—Part I
Tags: Churumuri, Dr V.S. Acharya, Karnataka Photo News, KPN, Sans Serif
13 July 2009 at 8:52 pm
Definitely.
Especially so for the lower rungs of the police force who are overworked and underpaid. How can we expect them to uphold such abstract concepts of justice and law and order, when they don’t have access to basic human necessities like rest and recreation?