The Embassy of India in Italy on Monday issued an advisory for Indian nationals in the country, urging them to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas amid ongoing protests and demonstrations.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday said that law enforcement forces are facing violence from criminals who are exploiting demonstrations through organised groups. “To all of them goes my full solidarity and sincere thanks. We stand with you,” she added.
Because they were there to safeguard the safety of citizens, workers, merchants, and all the people who have the right to live their city without fear and without seeing it laid to waste and set ablaze by gangs of thugs.
“Once again, the women and men of the law enforcement forces have had to face the violence of criminals who, even through organised groups, exploit demonstrations to seek confrontation and sow chaos,” Meloni stated on X.
On Saturday, Meloni expressed respect towards protestors who demonstrated peacefully while calling on the opposition to condemn the acts of violence. “I have great respect for the thousands of people who today demonstrated peacefully, including those who took part in the mobilisation called by the CGIL, which also saw the participation of left-wing leaders.
Whatever the ideas for which one demonstrates, participation is the foundation of any healthy democracy,” she said. Meloni said that in Milan, stones were thrown at the law enforcement forces, and officers were injured. In Turin, She said people were stopped carrying cobblestones and window-breaking hammers and in Bologna, the disorders led to the precautionary closure of the railway station. “Thugs who exploit demonstrations to sow chaos, attack those who ensure security, and hold entire cities hostage,” she said.
