Hundreds of Jamia Millia Islamia students and residents of nearby areas were prevented by police from taking a march against the CAA and NRC to Parliament on Monday, leading to a seven-hour standoff during which there was a scuffle between protesters and security personnel.

The protesters began their march at noon from the university’s gate number 7, which has witnessed demonstrations for the past two months, with protesters moving to the venue due to the elections last Friday and Saturday. After marching for two kilometers, the police stopped the protesters and pleaded not to go further as there was no permission and prohibitory orders were enforced.

The protesters, led by the Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC), refused to end their protest and insisted on climbing the barricades imposed by the police and going to Parliament before sitting on ‘dharna’ outside the university. Several protesters complained of suffocation and a woman fainted when a stampede-like situation ensued when security personnel opposed efforts to push forward by a large group of agitators. Twenty-three people were taken to Al Shifa Hospital for treatment.

By 6 pm, a group of students laid siege to Sukhdev Vihar Police Station. Some protesters jumped on the barricades as police in riot gear tried to stop them. A senior police officer also climbed the barricade to push the protesters back. When the students alleged that they were “brutally beaten” by the police and some pictures were circulated online, eyewitnesses denied any lathi-charge.

Police also denied allegations of using force. In a statement, it said he “showed great patience in handling aggressive Jamia students” who were “trying to force their way through police barricades and march without parliament’s permission”.

A case has been registered against the “violent mob” under the relevant sections of the law.

A spokesperson for Al Shifa Hospital said: “three persons, including one woman, have been admitted, while around 20 other persons were undergoing first aid in the hospital”.

He claimed he suffered stomach or head injuries, as well as internal injuries. The injured include both Jamia University and local resident students. Jamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar later learned of the injured in the hospital. The latest protest near Jamia came 10 days after a student was injured when a man opened fire on a group of agitators, creating a stalemate.

Officials said some protesters have been detained by the police. “The nine students were detained and taken to Badarpur police station and later released,” a senior police officer said.

The protesters shouted anti-police slogans and shouted: “Paper will not be seen” (we will not show the document) and “When we are not, why should we fear the whites” (When we are not afraid of the British, why should we fear others? be scared of).

“We can sit all day and shout slogans. They say we don’t have permission to march till Parliament. Are those who waved guns here and there in protests in the past weeks allowed?” ” Jamia’s student Farzana said.

Another burqa-clad protector said, “It has been two months since we protested. Nobody from the government has come to talk to us, so we want to talk to them.”

“They change their positions every day but we stand firm. We were born here, we will die here.” During the march, women made human chains on either side of the road, waving the tricolor and chanting “Halla Bol”. Jamia Millia Islamia proctor Wasim Ahmed Khan appealed to the students to disperse.

“The message has been sent. I request the students to go back to the university. Respect the law and go back in peace,” he urged the students. The Sukhdev Vihar metro station near the university was closed and opened after an hour as the protest escalated by evening. A separate group of protesters agitated outside the metro station and drove the police away from the area.

The Pope said that a case has been registered in connection with the incident under section 186 of IPC (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 188 IPC (disregarding order to be duly ordered by public servant), 353 ( Assault or criminal force for the detention of a public servant) from the discharge of his duty), 332 (whoever voluntarily in the discharge of his duty as any public servant as such public servant) Hurts) and harms the Public Property Act.

For five hours, repeated appeals and announcements were made by the police, requesting students not to march towards Parliament and barricading. CAA allows easy citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, Zoroastrians, and Jains who came to India from Pakistan, Afghanistan

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