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Hundreds of students and teachers of Delhi University, JNU and Jamia on Tuesday hit the streets with a call to "save" the varsities from the "onslaught" of ABVP and "curbing" of dissent.
The students held posters with messages like "Your nationalism is not above our democracy".
The protesters, mainly comprising students of left forums like AISA, shouted slogans "ABVP Go Back" and "Azaadi" as the march made its way through the roads of North Campus towards the Arts Faculty building.
The ABVP, which objected to a seminar at Ramjas College last week where JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid were invited, on Monday took out a 'Tiranga march' from the college to Delhi University's Arts Faculty.
Raising slogans of 'Vande Mataram' and calling it a 'march for the nation', the ABVP members carried the national flag as they marched inside the Ramjas College campus.
Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) is also organising a symbolic one-day hunger strike at Arts faculty followed by a 'Mashaal' rally .
Meanwhile, Gurmehar Kaur, a Kargil martyr's daughter and a Lady Shri Ram College student has withdrawn from her social media campaign against the outfit.
Kaur on Tuesday said she was withdrawing from it as she had been through a lot. "I'm withdrawing from the campaign. Congratulations everyone. I said what I had to say. I have been through a lot and this is all that my 20-year-old self could take," she said in a Facebook post.
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Gurmeher Kaur tweeted about the protests.
2000 people in SOLIDARITY!
— Gurmehar Kaur (@mehartweets) February 28, 2017
All my friends. Our lovely faculty! how I wish I was there *GRINNING* pic.twitter.com/7dgDM05Ngp
No statements from me, my family or my behalf. I request to be given privacy. Thank you.
— Gurmehar Kaur (@mehartweets) February 28, 2017
One thing is for sure, next time we will think twice before resorting to violence or threats and that's all this was about (2/2)
— Gurmehar Kaur (@mehartweets) February 28, 2017
The protests have ended and students have left the venue, reports Indian Express
NHRC issues notice to Delhi Police Commissioner over allegations of police excesses outside Ramjas College in DU Campus on the 22 February
Some students of ABVP enter Arts faculty, escorted outside by cops
Some students of ABVP enter Arts Faculty, escorted outside by the police @dna @iftikharfariha pic.twitter.com/bonIjQIbPz
— Sakshi Chand (@sakshichand8) February 28, 2017
"If everything is not right then we have to go left," said Kanhaiya to students.
Kanhaiya Kumar addresses protestors #RamjasRow @dna @iftikharfariha pic.twitter.com/tFjfCro2Rq
— Sakshi Chand (@sakshichand8) February 28, 2017
D Raja and Sitaram Yechury join JNU and DU students' protest march against ABVP in North Campus area.
"Our nationalism is 'We are Indian’ not 'who is a Hindu?'" Sitaram Yechury on Ramjas protest at Delhi University. "They cannot win this with their intellectual skill and want to replace it with violence," Sitaram Yechury on ABVP
Nandita Narain to protestors - ye Desh hum sabka hain! Har cheez ki azaadi, police did not justify their uniform @dna #Ramjasrow pic.twitter.com/i0vTl1GL1Q
— Sakshi Chand (@sakshichand8) February 28, 2017
Yogendra Yadav addresses students during the protest march
Yogendra Yadav addresses protestors @Dna @iftikharfariha #RamjasRow It's not left/ right , it's wrong/right! pic.twitter.com/JjZPWNGWek
— Sakshi Chand (@sakshichand8) February 28, 2017
"It's not about left or right but right and wrong. "Neither it was found last year nor now, the media will keep chasing things but there will be no proof. On the day of the incident a lot of media persons were present but no one heard anything anti-national and there are no clippings also till now. Journalists were beaten and students as well," Yadav said when questioned on anti-national slogans.
"It is a 'tucha' game played by the BJP to heat up the environment in the last leg of the UP Polls," he added.
Yadav concluded his speech by quoting a slogan from his college days and said "Hamla chahe jaisa hoga, haath humara nahi uthega."
Ranjita Narayan addresses protestors - ye Desh hum sabka hain! Har cheez ki azaadi, police did not justify their uniform @dna #Ramjasrow pic.twitter.com/TBOJ4PB4eD
— Sakshi Chand (@sakshichand8) February 28, 2017
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar leading protesters at Delhi University's arts faculty. #ramjsarow @dna pic.twitter.com/qLYG1YF05d
— Fareeha Iftikhar (@iftikharfariha) February 28, 2017
Meanwhile students of Ramjas n DUSU carry out a silent protest while other protesting students march to Arts Faculty @dna @iftikharfariha pic.twitter.com/hAQxBYAnb7
— Sakshi Chand (@sakshichand8) February 28, 2017
#Ramjas protest live: Students protest against ABVP outside Khalsa College @iftikharfariha @sakshichand8 https://t.co/VNdBIWzCaP pic.twitter.com/O4oyq6fHxN
— DNA (@dna) February 28, 2017
#DUagainstgoondagardi march begins from Khalsa College. #ramjas @dna pic.twitter.com/E17RBmdb91
— Fareeha Iftikhar (@iftikharfariha) February 28, 2017
Students gathered outside Khalsa college. #ramjas @iftikharfariha @sakshichand8 pic.twitter.com/52LTYRXbMa
— Fareeha Iftikhar (@iftikharfariha) February 28, 2017
Amidst heavy bandobast AISA/JNU/DU begin protest march frm Khalsa to arts faculty @dna @iftikharfariha @AbhishekBhalla7 pic.twitter.com/3dAHv71ecx
— Sakshi Chand (@sakshichand8) February 28, 2017
Dynastic party, pls stay away. It's a nationalists vs far-leftists ideological battle. People will decide what suits to make a strong India. pic.twitter.com/n9GZmN2dqa
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 28, 2017
ABVP's letter to SHO, Maurice Nagar, demanding immediate action against those who had threatened Gurmehar Kaur online. @dna @sakshichand8 pic.twitter.com/h8mviqDH6x
— Fareeha Iftikhar (@iftikharfariha) February 28, 2017
Delhi Police have filed an FIR over alleged rape threats that the girl received. Delhi police will be examining the matter on a priority basis and will also be providing proper security to her.
National Students' Union of India's (NSUI) hunger strike outside Delhi University Arts faculty.
She left for to Jalandhar to be with her family.
Lady Shri Ram College issues statement in support of Gurmehar Kaur
We, the faculty members of the English Department, Lady Shri Ram College unequivocally and strongly support our student Gurmehar Kaur and her right to express her opinion on issues that embroil our university.
It is immensely gratifying to us as her teachers that she has responded sensitively, creatively and bravely to events in her immediate context rather than seek the safe refuge of silence. We feel that it is the bounden duty of educational institutions to nurture sensitive, responsive and critical thinking students without the fear of violent retaliation. We are proud that Gurmehar has fulfilled her duty as a young citizen of this country. The threats of violence and brutality that she faces are absolutely reprehensible.
Responses on social media by public figures such as VirendraSehwag and RandeepHooda are shameful trivialization of the intimidation that Gurmehar faces at the hands of violent mobs whose viciousness the university has recently witnessed.
We fervently appeal to the good sense of the public and to institutions of redressal to help restore our faith in law and justice in our country and let our young citizens think and articulate without fear of intimidation.
