Various student groups at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) staged a protest on campus on Tuesday against the violence on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) over serving non-vegetarian food on the occasion of Ram Navami. The students also raised their voices against the widespread anti-Muslim violence witnessed during Ram Navami processions across the country.
The protest march started from JMI’s History Lawn and culminated at Gate No. 8. The students lashed out against the state and central governments for their inaction on the incidents of violence across the country. They expressed anger over rising lawlessness, hate crimes and attacks on the lives and livelihoods of minorities.
The crowd at several Ram Navami processions in various states including Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Gujarat attacked places of worship and properties belonging to Muslim minorities.
Musaddiq Mubeen, President, SIO JMI said, “The attack on students in JNU by ABVP goons is extremely appalling and highlights the daylight thuggery and mobocracy that is becoming the norm across the country. The bloodshed unleashed in the name of vegetarian puritanity unmasks the violence, malice and bloodlust entrenched in it. We condemn such cowardly attacks in JNU and across India.”
He added, “The rising incidents of violence call into question the role of administration, police and courts. The Muslim community across the country is under siege. We demand the government to protect Muslim lives and properties and take stringent action against Hindutva rioters.”
The protest was jointly organised by the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO), All India Students Association (AISA), Campus Front of India, Fraternity Movement, AIRSO and DISSC.
