The Newshour Debate:Anger justified, not violence (Part 1 of 3)

As the 23-year-old gangrape victim battles for her life in the ICU of Delhi's Safdarjung hospital, millions of people protested outside the Parliament which resulted in clashes between them and the police. But the political entities took this mass protest as an opportunity to show their zeal for the cause and made their presence felt. Protesters led by yoga guru Ramdev and former Army chief V K Singh clashed with the police at Jantar Mantar, when they were prevented from marching towards India Gate, the epicentre of protests. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party too, staged protest in Mumbai and demanded the resignation of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and sought police reforms. Meanwhile, the BJP today stepped up the pressure in their demand for a special Parliament session.

In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Sanket Upadhyay and Anand Narasimhan with panelists -- Nirmala Sitharaman, National Spokesperson, BJP; Keshava Rao, Senior Leader, Congress; Shazia Ilmi, Member, Aam Admi Party; Dr Ved Pratap Vaidik, Associate of Baba Ramdev; Mishika Singh, Convenor, Slutwalk; Vineet Narain, Senior Journalist; Vikas Singh, Former Addl. Solicitor General -- discuss whether a political fight at this stage will only delay real action and concrete laws to help rape victims.