JNU Violence Highlights: Protests Across Country Against JNU Incident; Delhi Police Rejects Charges of Late Action

Background

New Delhi: Delhi Police PRO M S Randhawa held a meeting with a delegation of students and teachers after violence broke out at the Jawaharlal Nehru University here, officials said on Monday. Violence broke out at the JNU on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in police which conducted a flag march. At least 28 people, including JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos reigned on the campus for nearly two hours.

The delegation comprising students and teachers from JNU, Jamia and Delhi University submitted an application to the Delhi Police PRO with four demands, including urgent medical assistance to injured students and arrest of the accused behind the violence.

"The police have assured us that they will look into the matter and our demands," president Federation of Central University teachers' associations Rajib Ray said.

The students demanded that police leave the JNU campus.

Earlier, police said peace has been restored in the JNU after the violence.

Eyewitnesses alleged the attackers entered the JNU premises when a meeting was being held by JNU Teachers' Association on the issue of violence on campus and assaulted students and professors. They also barged into three hostels. Video footage aired by some TV channels showed a group of men, who were brandishing hockey sticks and rods, moving around a building.

The Left-controlled JNUSU and the RSS-backed ABVP blamed each other for the incident.

21:29 PM (IST)  •  06 Jan 2020

DC Jadavpur, Sudip Sarkar: While we were chasing BJP workers some Jadavpur University (JU) students entered the mob. We could not differentiate the JU students from BJP workers who were burning tyres. We did not lathicharge JU students.

20:54 PM (IST)  •  06 Jan 2020

#Congress Sets Up Fact-Finding Team On #JNUViolence https://t.co/IdyUJ4GlCo

— ABP News (@ABPNews) January 6, 2020

20:44 PM (IST)  •  06 Jan 2020

Mumbai: Poster reading, 'Free Kashmir' seen at Gateway of India, during protest against yesterday's violence at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/WrEi8DQwhP

— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2020

20:44 PM (IST)  •  06 Jan 2020

Delhi: Indian Youth Congress members hold torch rally at India Gate against yesterday's violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

20:43 PM (IST)  •  06 Jan 2020

AMU students take out 'tiranga yatra' in campus: Students, teachers and the non -teaching staff of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) took out a 'Tiranga Yatra' on Monday in support of the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who were attacked by masked men on Sunday night. Carrying the tricolour, thousands of students and teachers took out the 'Tiranga yatra' and shouted slogans against the government and the right wing students groups including the ABVP.