Standing in solidarity with the Jamia Millia Islamia University against the barbaric acts of Police against the protestors, Ahmedabad’s students and activists tried to organize a protest at IIM Ahmedabad. They were denied police permission for the protest and several protestors were detained. An IIM-A professor was also detained.
Crux of the Matter
Jamia students had been protesting the passing of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act when they were subjected to undue use of force by the Delhi police on a day when the anti-CAA protests had taken a violent turn at places across the country’s capital. Condemning the barbaric acts of police, nation-wide protests are being held at different universities.
Mumbai University, IIT-B, AMU, BHU, Maulana Azad University, TISS Mumbai, Patna University, Madras University, Jadavpur University, Pondicherry University, et al. took strides to protest against harsh police actions.
Prestigious IIM Ahmedabad also joined the protests. Several activists like Nirjhari Sinha, prominent people like Mallika Sarabhai, students from other prominent universities of Ahmedabad, and others joined the protest against the police brutality at Jamia Millia.
However, police permission was not given on unannounced grounds and the police began detaining the protestors. Several people, mostly activists and students, were dragged by police into the police van.
Among them, an IIM-A professor, Navdeep Mathur was detained for protesting police’s high handedness. Police used force and dragged him into the police van.
MLA Jignesh Mevani said, “Ahmedabad Police has denied permission to carry out peaceful protests outside IIM-Ahmedabad and forcefully detained 15-20 people. It is state-sponsored violence and hooliganism everywhere.”
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The right to protest is a human right arising out of a number of recognized human rights. While no human rights instrument or national constitution grants the absolute right to protest, such a right to protest may be a manifestation of the right to freedom of assembly, the right to freedom of association, and the right to freedom of speech. Additionally, protest and restrictions on protest have lasted as long as governments have. Protesting, however, is not necessarily violent or a threat to the interests of national security or public safety. Nor is it necessarily civil disobedience, because most protest does not involve violating the laws of the state. Also, since it is an expression of a universal right, choosing to lawfully protest is not a violation of state laws. More Info
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