CAA Row: Jamia Students Hurt in Police Baton Charge, 10 Admitted to Hospital

New Delhi, February 10, 2020:

At least ten students of Jamia Millia University, who participated in an anti-CAA march towards Parliament, have been reportedly admitted to the Jamia Health Centre after they sustained serious injuries during a scuffle with the Police on Monday.

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According to reports, the clash broke out between the protesters and Delhi Police after Delhi Police interrupted them and soon after the march towards Parliament. The Police had stopped the protesters from marching forward as the Jamia students’ permission to carry out the rally had been denied. However, the students declined to return and clash broke out.

The students said that they had the right to march towards the Parliament and that they would not return. The students, in retaliation, railed against the police and jumped barricades.

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The protest was led by Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC) and a group comprising JMI students and alumni. The aim was to reiterate their demand to roll back the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Several students have been detained during the Anti-CAA protest.

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