New Delhi: Students of Jamia Millia Islamia on Friday staged protest against Citizenship Amendment Act. The students were holding a silent march from Jamia Millia Islamia to Parliament against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Delhi police have reportedly detained protesting students after they started their march from Gate number 1. The police reportedly also lathi-charged the students. Students of Jamia Millia Islamia alleged that police have beaten up many students severely and hurled abuses at them.
The students also alleged that they are being taken to undisclosed location.
The march was called by the Left-leaning All India Students Association (AISA) who had also staged a protest against the law at Jantar Mantar. The law was at the time not passed in the Rajya Sabha but was cleared in the lower house.
Hundreds of students had gathered outside Jamia Millia Islamia to mach to Parliament but as the Delhi police started using canes and tear gas, most of students were seen running away.