Protest marches against the arrest of JNU Students’ Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar on sedition charge were taken out in several cities, including in Delhi, on Thursday along with counter-protests by ABVP
Protest marches against the arrest of JNU Students’ Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar on sedition charge were taken out in several cities, including in Delhi, on Thursday along with counter-protests by ABVP activists demanding action against “anti-national” elements.
Thousands of people from colleges, universities and civil society took out a march in Delhi to protest the police action at JNU and demanded immediate release of Kumar.
Holding placards and shouting slogans like “Long Live JNU”, the protesters marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar.
Tamil folk-singer Kovan was among 57 people detained in Chennai during a protest.
Posters in support of JNU students opposing the arrest of Kumar were also found at University of Baroda in Vadodara even as the JNU row echoed in Kerala Assembly.
In Hyderabad, a section of students belonging to the University of Hyderabad, which had witnessed turmoil over the suicide of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, boycotted classes and took out a march on the varsity.
