Janjivan Bureau
New Delhi : Protest march in Delhi University against alleged ABVP violence at Ramjas College concluded Tuesday after a day of speeches and sloganeering. The protest march began from SGTB Khalsa College and went on in the direction of the Arts Faculty. Members of the Congress-backed NSUI were sitting on a hunger strike outside the Arts faculty. Students from various Delhi University colleges joined the protest. While earlier protests were backed by Left student unions, the protest today was full of students unaffiliated to any political ideology.
“We are not here to support AISA or ABVP but have come to show our solidarity for the freedom of speech and expression,” said a student from Khalsa College who wished not to be named.
The protest today was later joined by various politicians. Sitaram Yechury and D Raja joined from CPI while Yogendra Yadav from Swaraj India also pledged support. Students and teachers from JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia and Amdedkar University also attended the march. Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar was also present at the march and raised slogans against ABVP at the event. Kanhaiya was one of the three JNU students arrested last year in the sedition case.
All colleges of Delhi University and except ABVP, all students union are supporting the Gurmehar Kaur. While union state home minister K. Rijiju said that Gurmehar Kaur is a young girl, creating controversy over her isn’t right. Its about leftists who celebrate when our jawans die. The English department faculty at Lady Shri Ram College, where student Gurmehar Kaur is pursuring her English Honours, has released a statement backing Ms. Kaur.
Students of Miranda House protest against ABVP outside Khalsa College, say, “this fight is for our University space.”
Students of Miranda House protest against ABVP over
Olympian Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt tweets against DU student #GurmeharKaur, with the following picture.
National Students’ Union of India’s (NSUI) hunger strike outside Delhi University Arts faculty.
Not too many people have turned up right now. But they’re on their way. We’ll have a larger crowd by 12:30. Around 40 girls will be joining us from LSR and other South Campus colleges will be coming too.
The English department faculty at Lady Shri Ram College, where student Gurmehar Kaur is pursuring her English Honours, has released a statement backing Ms. Kaur. “We unequivocally and strongly support our student Gurmehar Kaur and her right to express her opinion on issues that embroil our university,” the statement read.
On other hand Delhi Police files FIR on the rape threat to DU Student Gurmehar Kaur.
