Priyanka on dharna over police action in Jamia

December 16, 2019 16:36

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders sit on a symbolic protest over police action during the students' protests at Jamia Milia Islamia (Delhi) and Aligarh Muslim University. With Priyanka are KC Venugopal, AK Antony, PL Punia, Ahmed Patel.

Unrest over the police crackdown in Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia rippled through the country on Monday with demonstrations in several campuses, including in Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai and Kolkata.

The morning after violence broke out in the national capital following protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act, hundreds of students took to the streets demanding a probe into the usage of teargas inside the Jamia library as well as police entering the campus without permission from the varsity authorities.Several Delhi University students boycotted exams to express their solidarity.They said they will gather at India Gate on Monday evening.

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