Priyanka Gandhi leads protest at India gate, condemns police action against Jamia students

They attacked students after entering university. We will fight for the Constitution, we will fight against the central government said, Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi hold dharna at India Gate to express solidarity with protesting students from various universities.

“This is a government that has attacked the rights of youths and students in India. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior Congress leaders have decided to sit on a symbolic protest at the India Gate from 4 pm, for the next 2 hours,” party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Jamia incident: Government has attacked the Constitution and students. They attacked students after entering university. We will fight for the Constitution, we will fight against the central government said, Gandhi.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the govt over the attack on the Jamia Millia Islamia students and said that the party will against the government to save the Constitution.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a symbolic protest at the India Gate in New Delhi.

जनता की आवाज़ से डरती है। इस देश के नौजवानों, उनके साहस और उनकी हिम्मत को अपनी खोखली तानाशाही से दबाना चाहती है। यह भारतीय युवा हैं, सुन लीजिए मोदी जी, यह दबेगा नहीं, इसकी आवाज़ आपको आज नहीं तो कल सुननी ही पड़ेगी।

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 15, 2019

She was surrounded by 300 party leaders and workers and was seen sitting near the iconic India Gate. The police have cordoned off the monument and asked for nearby metro stations to be shut down so that students cannot approach the area.

After the violence on Sunday, during which protesters had clashed with the Cops, hundreds of students had gathered near the Delhi Police headquarters, blocking traffic on an arterial road. They dispersed near dawn when the detained students of Jamia were released by the police.

The violence had involved a pitched battle between the protesters and the police, which left a posh locality of south Delhi resembling a war zone. Buses and two-wheelers were burnt, and the Delhi police, to control the crowd, had used batons and tear gas. The students and the university has have denied any involvement in the violence, alleging that locals who joined the march were responsible. The police barged into the Jamia campus without permission and detained 100 students.

The Congress, along with other opposition parties, has called for a judicial probe into the violence, alleging that the Delhi Police, which is under the control of the central government, was taking orders from the BJP. Congress leaders also said they would meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday afternoon.