A Delhi court has ordered the framing of charges against Congress leader Alka Lamba for allegedly assaulting police personnel during a protest demanding the implementation of women’s reservation in Parliament.
The order was passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar of the Rouse Avenue Courts, who held that the prosecution had placed sufficient material on record to proceed with the trial. The court declined Lamba’s plea seeking discharge from the case.
According to the prosecution, the incident occurred during a demonstration at Jantar Mantar, where prohibitory orders were in force. Authorities claim that despite clear restrictions on marching towards Parliament, Lamba and other protesters attempted to move beyond the permitted area, pushed police officials deployed at barricades, and disrupted traffic by sitting on a public road.
The police case alleges that repeated warnings were ignored and that the protestors raised slogans calling for a “gherao” of Parliament. An FIR was subsequently registered at the Parliament Street police station.
Lamba contested the allegations, maintaining that the protest was peaceful and conducted lawfully. Her counsel argued that there was no independent witness testimony, no medical evidence of injuries to police personnel, and that video footage did not support claims of physical assault.
However, after reviewing the material and video recordings placed before it, the court observed that there was prima facie evidence suggesting Lamba’s active involvement in the incident, including encouraging the crowd and engaging with police officials. The court concluded that these issues require examination during trial.
With the charges now framed under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the matter will move forward for further proceedings.
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