'Organised attack by goons of RSS and ABVP': Aishe Ghosh on JNU violence
Protests, mostly by students, continue across the country on Monday, a day after the Jawaharlal Nehru University witnessed violence by masked men.
- 12:36 PM IST
Students protest in Amritsar
- 12:25 PM IST
Heavy police deployment outside Shastri Bhawan
- 12:20 PM IST
Actor Sushant Singh joins protesting students
- 12:09 PM IST
Protesters gather outside Jamia in solidarity with JNU students
- 12:03 PM IST
JNU sends report of violence on campus to HRD ministry
- 11:50 AM IST
Protest held at Town Hall, Bengaluru
- 11:45 AM IST
Activists protest in Osmania University
- 11:40 AM IST
'Attacks on students must be condemned unequivocally': Naveen Patnaik
- 11:37 AM IST
Police force deployed in universities across UP
- 11:32 AM IST
'Condemn violence in JNU': Union minister Prakash Javadekar
- 11:30 AM IST
NSUI to protest at North Campus today
- 11:30 AM IST
Police presence outside JNU
- 11:27 AM IST
JNU's Sabarmati Hostel warden resigns for 'failing to provide security'
- 11:13 AM IST
JNU violence case transferred to Delhi Police Crime Branch
- 11:13 AM IST
JNU officials meet Delhi Lt Governor
Students across the country on Monday continued to protest against the violence on Jawaharlal Nehru University campus a day earlier in which masked men with sticks, rods and hammers attacked students and teachers and damaged property.
At least 23 students and teachers, injured in the violence, were admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences that began around 6pm after a demonstration against hike in hostel and academic fees. Aishe Ghosh, president of JNU Students Union, was seen bleeding from her head in a video and was heard saying, “I was brutally attacked. I am bleeding and not in a condition to talk.”
The Left-controlled JNUSU and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) have blamed each other for the violence that continued for nearly two hours.
The violence prompted the varsity administration to call in police which conducted a flag march.
Here are the live updates:
Students protest in Amritsar
Students, under the banner of Punjab Students Union, protest at Government ITI, Amritsar against JNU violence.
Heavy police deployment outside Shastri Bhawan
There was heavy deployment of police on Monday outside the Shashtri Bhawan here which houses the HRD Ministry : PTI
Actor Sushant Singh joins protesting students
Actor Sushant Singh joined the students' protests at Mumbai's Gateway of India against violence in JNU campus on Sunday evening.
Protesters gather outside Jamia in solidarity with JNU students
Protesters have started gathering outside Jamia Millia Islamia University on the 24th day of the protest against CAA and NRC and in solidarity with JNU students.
JNU sends report of violence on campus to HRD ministry
JNU has sent detailed report of violence on campus, sequence of events to Human Resource Development ministry, news agency PTI quotes officials.
Protest held at Town Hall, Bengaluru
A protest was held at Town Hall in Bengaluru on Monday morning against yesterday's violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Activists protest in Osmania University
Progressive Democratic Students Union(PDSU) activists protest in Osmania University, Hyderabad, against Sunday's violence in JNU.
Hyderabad: Progressive Democratic Students Union(PDSU) activists protest in Osmania University against yesterday's #JNUViolence pic.twitter.com/un69Gtl3vU
— ANI (@ANI) 6 January 2020
'Attacks on students must be condemned unequivocally': Naveen Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in a tweet on Monday, said that attacks on students must be condemned unequivocally.
Shocked to know about the violent #JNUattack. Violence has no space in democracy and such attacks on students must be condemned unequivocally. Appeal law enforcement agencies to take swift action to apprehend the culprits and wish the injured students a speedy recovery.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) 6 January 2020
Police force deployed in universities across UP
Following violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University, police forces are on alert and additional forces are being deployed in universities across Uttar Pradesh including in Aligarh Muslim University.
'Condemn violence in JNU': Union minister Prakash Javadekar
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on JNU violence: "We condemn the violence in JNU. This needs to be investigated. Congress, Communists, AAP and some elements want to create environment of violence in universities across the country." : ANI
NSUI to protest at North Campus today
National Students' Union of India(NSUI) to protest at Arts Faculty, North Campus in Delhi University at 2 pm today, against yesterday's violence in JNU campus: ANI
Police presence outside JNU
There was police outside Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) main gate on Monday morniing. DCP (South-West) Devendra Arya, was also present .
JNU's Sabarmati Hostel warden resigns for 'failing to provide security'
R. Meena, senior warden of Sabarmati Hostel of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has resigned, reports ANI. The reason for his action was 'failure to provide security to hostel."
R. Meena, senior warden of Sabarmati Hostel of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has resigned stating, 'we tried but could not provide security to hostel.' #JNUViolence pic.twitter.com/9K68Fe1LIX
— ANI (@ANI) 6 January 2020
First published: Jan 06, 2020 08:01 IST