International news : PM Sunak directs to deal with violent protests with full force

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has adopted a tough stance towards violent protests by the mob. PM Sunak has asked the country’s police chiefs to deal with full force against elements indulging in violence during protests. He has told police officials that at any cost the protests should not be allowed to turn into a ‘mob system’.

This statement by PM Sunak comes in the wake of security concerns of British MPs and some violent incidents during massive marches on the streets of Britain in protest against the Israel-Hamas war. According to media reports, Indian-origin British Prime Minister Sunak held a meeting with police chiefs at his office 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. During this, a new ‘policing protocol’ was agreed upon.

At the meeting, PM Sunak said that there is a growing consensus that mobocracy is replacing democratic governance. We all have to stop this immediately. “We cannot allow increasingly violent and intimidating behavior aimed at stifling open debate and preventing elected representatives from doing their jobs,” he said. This is completely undemocratic.