Fresh violence erupted in Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday evening after a mob pelted stones at protesting students and brutally attacked JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh. The incident took place during a march in the varsity around 5pm when masked individuals with rods entered Sabarmati hostel. After violence broke out on the campus, JNU registrar Pramod Kumar said in a statement, “This is an urgent message for the entire JNU community that there is a law and order situation on the campus. Masked miscreants armed with sticks are roaming around, damaging property and attacking people. The JNU Administration has called the police to maintain order.”
JNU Violence LIVE Updates:
02:00 AM | Congress’ student wing, National Students Union of India (NSUI) has said that it will carry out nationwide protests against the JNU violence on Monday
In a statement, the AMU Teachers’ Association (AMUTA) condemned the violence: PTI
AMUTA secretary Najmul Islam urged the Chief Justice of India to take suo motu cognisance of the “unprecedented situation arising from Sunday’s assault on JNU students and teachers”.
Students of IIT-Bombay condemn the violence against JNU students and take out a protest against it.
Protests at Aligarh Muslim University against violence on JNU students earlier today
Jawaharlal Nehru University Issues Statement | It is unfortunate that violence took place in JNU campus this evening. The JNU administration strongly condemns any form of violence in the campus. “Some masked miscreants also entered the Periyar hostel rooms and attacked the students with sticks and rods. Some of the security guards doing duties at these places were also badly injured…It is unfortunate that a group of students with their violent means of protests are preventing thousands of non-agitating students from pursuing their academic activities. The JNU administration stands by every student who wants to continue their academic programs peacefully in the campus,” the statement read.
11:17 PM | Senior Congess leader Salman Khurshid joined the protests at the police headquarters at ITO against the violence on JNU campus
11:15 PM | Delhi Traffic Police: Traffic movement is closed on Vikas Marg due to demonstration. Kindly avoid the stretch
11:15 PM | After Priyanka Gandhi and Meenakshi Lekhi, AAP’s Sanjay Singh is now reaching AIIMS where several injured JNU students and a professor are receiving treatment.
11:10 PM | Many wounded students at AIIMS have broken limbs and injuries on their heads: Priyanka Gandhi
10:55 PM | “Send emails to Chief Justice of India to take suo moto notice and summon Commissioner of police and direct police to protect life and liberty of students staff and teachers . This address [email protected]”: Indira Jaising
10:50 PM | “JNU is one of prestigious institutes… AND if this is happening then its a shame. Home minister should ask all his goons to go back. Why are they here? They don’t want us even to visit injured? We have come from student politics… what are police doing.”: Congres leader Ajay Maken
10:48 PM | NCP chief Sharad Pawar: “JNU students and professors were subjected to a cowardly but planned attack. I strongly condemn this undemocratic act of vandalism and violence. Use of violent means to suppress democratic values and thought will never succeed.”
10:45 PM | Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank: “The violence in JNU is extremely worrying and unfortunate. I condemn the violence within the campus. I appeal to all students to maintain the dignity of the University and peace on campus.”
10:35 PM | A scuffle broke out between Congress and BJP workers at AIIMS after Priyanka Gandhi arrived in the hospital to meet the injured JNU students.
Prohibitory orders have been clamped on JNU campus in the aftermath of the violence unleashed by masked attackers on Sunday evening. With tension on the rise and the university on the boil, Section 144 has been imposed in the area.
