In protest at his arrest, the students joined anti-government rallies highlighting the unfair treatment of minorities and Muslims in the country, with the demonstrations expected to continue.
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Students and the opposition have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government of misusing British-era anti-sedition laws to quell dissent.
JNU students’ union President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case in which anti- India slogans were allegedly raised in the university premises on February 9, was on Wednesday remanded to judicial custody till March 2 by a Delhi court. “We were standing against this government, not the nation”.
Another study group called the Progressive Students’ Forum also issued a statement and said that attempts were being made to fracture the student unity. I don’t support that,”he said”.
The report said a police personnel in plain clothes is already performing his duty at the campus and he has been directed to keep watch over the situation. The police are saying one version and there is another version, which says that he was questioning the outsiders who came to the university.
“Shame on you”, Samarjit Banerjee shouted toward the students behind the gates. Later, mobs of lawyers and BJP supporters attacked students outside the courthouse where Kumar was to appear.
A visibly shaken female correspondent from Indian broadcaster NDTV reported that several journalists and students were beaten and she was threatened with physical assault as she attempted to record the violence on her phone.
According to reports, the Bar Council of India has taken cognizance of the incident and stated that action will be taken against accused lawyers.
The home minister, Rajnath Singh, tweeted that anyone shouting anti-India slogans “will not be tolerated or spared”.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS) leader Indresh Kumar on Tuesday described as very shameful that the Congress Party is protecting people raising anti-national slogans. “It is unsafe and should be opposed”, he said. Human rights activists have argued that Guru was not given a fair trial.
BJP MLA OP Sharma thrashing a JNU student.
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The PhD student said his arrest would affect his thesis.
