March 29, 2024 01:34 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
PM Modi has mastered art of manipulating democracy, hurting Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge | Mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest at 63 | NIA arrests key conspirator in Bengaluru cafe blast case | Actor Govinda returns to politics after 14 years of 'vanvas', joins Eknath Shinde camp | 'To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture': PM posts after 600 lawyers write to CJI
Venezuela: At least three killed as police, protesters face-off in Caracas

Venezuela: At least three killed as police, protesters face-off in Caracas

India Blooms News Service | | 21 Jul 2017, 11:33 am
Caracas, Jul 21 (IBNS): At least three people have died and another 300 have been arrested as police and protesters engaged in a deadly clash in the national capital on Thursday, reports said.

Millions have taken part in the strike called by opposition, demanding the cancellation of elections for a new constituent assembly, which has been called by president Nicolas Maduro.

Maduro however said that thew strike was minimal and that agitators would face the law.

However, refuting the President's claim, the opposition said that almost 85 percent of the population joined the strike.

More than 100 people have been killed in Venezuela since April, owing to protests.
   
The BBC reported that the clash had no effect on pro-government areas, where life went on as usual.

Pressure on Maduro is mounting from other nations too as France, Spain, Colombia and the US along with the EU have urged him to cancel the election, scheduled for Jul 30.

Rejecting the appeals, Maduro told state TV: "Work has triumphed, love, life, and hope; work has triumphed. They [the Venezuelan opposition] who have never worked, let them carry on not working, we are moving forward, comrades."

"I've ordered the capture of all the fascist terrorists," he added.

While oppositions have claimed that Maduro is using the assembly to assume more power, the President argued that a new constitution will facilitate dialogue in the country.

Meanwhile, citing human rights abuse, Isaias Medina, a senior diplomat representing the country at the UN has resigned.

However, Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela's ambassador to the UN said that Medina was sacked due to dishonest behaviour.

 

Image Credit: twitter.com/compartycanada

 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.