55 Delhi University Students Detained Amid Planned Anti-CAA Protests
During their protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Delhi Police detained 55 students from Delhi University.
One day following the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 by the central government, the Delhi Police apprehended 55 students from Delhi University who were staging a protest against the new law. The students were detained from the DU Arts Faculty, as confirmed by the police.
Numerous students associated with the Left-affiliated AISA had organized a protest against the implementation of the CAA, which was notified by the Centre on Monday. Shortly after the Centre’s notification, similar protests also occurred at Jamia Millia Islamia.
Nonetheless, Manik Gupta, the president of the AISA unit at Delhi University, claimed that the students were detained by the police even prior to the commencement of the protests. He further asserted that the students were subjected to harsh treatment by the authorities.
Gupta claimed that numerous students who were merely standing outside the Arts Faculty, without actively engaging in the protest, were apprehended by the police solely based on suspicion.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) MK Meena stated, “As a precautionary measure, we have relocated approximately 50 to 55 students from the Central Library of Delhi University (adjacent to the Arts Faculty) who were demonstrating against the CAA. They have been moved from the area and will be released shortly.”
“All claims suggesting that the police assaulted the students are unfounded, as we have video evidence of the entire incident,” he remarked.
Anti-CAA protests at Jamia Millia Islamia
Following the notification of the rules for the CAA, protests broke out at Jamia Millia Islamia. Student organizations held a press briefing at Jamia, urging for the repeal of the Act and the release of all students who were arrested during the anti-CAA demonstrations almost four years ago.
Security personnel were stationed outside the university as a precautionary measure against potential disruptions, given that JMI was one of the main locations where the anti-CAA protests occurred in 2020.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday notified the rules of the CAA giving nod to its implementation.
According to the regulations, individuals belonging to persecuted religious minorities – Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians – from three specific nations, namely Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, will qualify for Indian citizenship.
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