Thousands gather as Jamia Shaheen Bagh complete 1 month of protest

Delhi | Wednesday | 15th January, 2020

Summary:

The students of Jamia and other groups gave a call to assemble at Jamia Millia Islamia University to mark 'one month' of protest after the Delhi Police crackdown on December 15 within the university campus. Messages on social media including WhatsApp and Facebook soon went viral with 'Jamia Chalo' requesting people to reach Jamia Millia's gate number 7 to protest. University students from Aligarh Muslim University, JNU, Delhi University and several others also joined in the protest and students could be seen chanting slogans and giving speeches at various spots in Jamia. Even the girls of the various hostels in Jamia Millia marched to gate number 7 in large numbers demanding action against the Delhi Police for the December 15 crackdown. At Shaheen Bagh, the protesting women were joined by a group of Sikh men, part of a farmers' union, who came all the way from Punjab..