The latest revelation has raised serious questions on Delhi Police’s action on Sunday as several Jamia students claimed that the police stormed the University campus.
New Delhi| Demonstrations are underway across the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Police arrested 10 people on Tuesday for allegedly spreading riots after violent protests at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University on Monday. Police say all of them are of criminal background. No students were arrested.
This has raised serious questions on Delhi Police’s action on University campus on Sunday. Several students claimed that the police stormed the University campus, washroom and attacked the students. Some have complained that the police barged into the Girls’ and Boys’ hostel and lathi-charged. Videos surfaced on the internet which showed that there was a commotion in the library following the sound of what appears to be firing of bullets.
Ministry of Home Affairs Sources: No bullets fired from Delhi Police during Jamia protest. All 10 persons detained have criminal background. More anti-social elements being tracked. pic.twitter.com/y6dkULIn7X
— ANI (@ANI) December 17, 2019
Jamia VC Nazma Akhtar on Monday stood in support of the student. She questioned the police for entering the campus without permission. Delhi police had earlier denied the charges that any bullets were fired from their side. However, several reports have emerged of Jamia students sustaining bullet injuries.
Senior lawyer Indira Jaising in a petition in the Supreme Court had asked the court to initiate a judicial inquiry into the matter. However, CJI SA Bobade said that unless the rioting stops, the Supreme Court will not hear the matter.
On the other hand, in Assam, the administration has imposed a curfew for the last 3 days to stop the nuisance. However, citizens are regularly being exempted from it. The curfew was announced on Tuesday from 6 am to 8 pm.
CM Yogi spoke to police chiefs late last night to stop the riots in UP
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a discussion with police chiefs through video conferencing late last night to stop the uprising in Uttar Pradesh. The yogi advised him to take strict measures to deal with the rioters. Internet services are shut down in five districts – Saharanpur, Meerut, Aligarh, Mau and Kasganj after the situation in two Uttar Pradesh universities.
Monday night in Mau, rioters vandalized the Dakshintola police station and set fire to 15 vehicles. Police fired tear gas shells to deal with the crowd. Students of Shibli College in Azamgarh also jumped into the protests. Student groups supporting the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Ulema Parishad and Bahujan Samaj Party staged slogans against BJP and RSS at night.
Madrasa students appeal for peace in Kairana
In Allahabad, Bareilly and Rampur, the situation has become sensitive. SP Vineet Jaiswal visited the madrassas in Kairana near Shamli in Uttar Pradesh and asked the students to maintain peace and harmony. DM and SP held a flag march in Muzaffarnagar and held peace talks.
Kerala: 30 Islamic-political parties call for Bandh, stone-pelting on buses
On Tuesday, 30 Islamic-political parties called a strike from morning to evening in protest against citizenship amendment law in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. During this time, incidents of stones were reported on government buses. Apart from this, buses also hit Aluva in Palakkad, Wayanad, Kozhikode and Kochi.
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