Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in protest against rising inflation and police action against students in France. Students, teachers, labourers, farmers and elders are involved in the movement. Violent clashes have taken place between protesters and police at some places. Hundreds of people have been arrested across the country. Authorities have blamed leftist groups for the violence. Police have closed about 25 metro stations in the capital Paris. These include stations around Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament and government offices. 10 photos related to the protest in France… 4 photos of confrontation with police, 4 photos of arson… 2 photos of symbolic protest. The movement started from schools. This movement spread across the country, started last month in schools on the northern outskirts of Paris. There was resentment among the students regarding the absence of teachers and the poor condition of the schools. Gradually this protest spread across the country. Now it has also included issues like social inequality, reduction in government expenditure and poor condition of public services. CGT, one of France’s major labor unions, also supported the demonstration. The union demanded higher wages and pensions, lower prices, and protection of public services that meet people’s needs. 4 important demands of the protesters… Appeal to repeat the ‘Yellow Vest’ movement of 2018. Before the protest, an appeal was made to people on social media to restart the ‘Yellow Vest’ movement of 2018. In this movement, people took to the streets wearing bright yellow jackets. In France, it is mandatory for drivers of vehicles to have such jackets, so that they can be seen from a distance in case of vehicle breakdown or any emergency on the road. The protesters made this jacket a symbol of protest. Therefore, this movement came to be called ‘Gile John’ in French and ‘Yellow Vest’ i.e. ‘Yellow Jacket Movement’ in Hindi. Macron appealed to maintain peace President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appealed to people to maintain peace and respect public and private property. He said that protesting and expressing one’s views is a constitutional right, but it is also important to respect others.
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