Bassi working as Centre's spokesperson: CPI(M)

CPI(M) today hit out at Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi over his comments on the violence at Patiala House court complex, saying the top cop is working as the Centre's "spokesperson" and questioned the logic behind his remark.
"What can one say when the Commissioner is working as spokesperson of the government and talking only what it is telling him?" CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury asked.
"He is saying certain excesses were made by both sides. That means all sides had engaged in violence. Why will those who had gone to the court to see JNUSU president gets bail engage in violence? There should be some logic," Yechury said.

His predecessor, Prakash Karat, too hit out Delhi Police saying the developments show that the cops followed Centre's direction by not acting against those responsible for the attack.
He also raised questions over police registering an FIR in connection with another scuffle at the court, allegedly between BJP legislator O P Sharma and CPI activist Ameeque Jamai.
"A FIR was registered...But it has been registered in the name of an unidentified person. All know who was that person," Karat said.
Yesterday a group of lawyers had attacked journalists, students, teachers of JNU and unidentified people in and outside the court dubbing them as anti-nationals. Bassi had described the incident as a "scuffle" and said, "Certain excesses have been committed by both sides".