Delhi HC refuses interim protection to Jamia students, lawyers raise 'shame-shame' slogans

Delhi High Court on Thursday has issued a tice to Centre and Delhi Police asking m to file a response on a plea over Jamia Milia University incident. Court has journed  hearing till February 4. High Court has also denied students interim protection from arrest. After Court set February 4 as next day of hearing, petitioner's counsel requested for an earlier date, which court denied. As a result, a few lawyers raised 'Shame Shame' slogans in court.

Jamia Millia University violence

ten people arrested in connection with Sunday's violent clashes involving Jamia Millia Islamia students and Delhi Police were sent to 14-day judicial custody on Tuesday. In dition to se 10, many of whom have criminal backgrounds, a furr 15 have been identified in raids.  trouble began on Sunday evening after what started as a peaceful march by students - against contentious new citizenship law - ended in a pitched battle between a violent mob and Delhi Police. By time dust settled, several hours later, more than a hundred two-wheelers, at least three public buses and a fire truck were eir torched or damd. violence left dozens of students and some cops injured.

'CAA will be implemented'

BJP working president J P Nda asserted on Thursday that CAA will be implemented and that National Register of Citizens will also be brought in. Nda me se remarks here after meeting Sikh refugees from Afghanistan, who under amended act will become Indian citizens. "India is marching ahe under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will continue to do so. CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) will be implemented, so will be NRC in future," he said.

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Anti-CAA protests

protests against CAA which began in Assam has w spre throughout country. Violent protests have been witnessed in Assam where 4 people have died, West Bengal where numerous public property damd and internet snapped in places. Hundreds have been detained in all se states. Protests have also spre to Karnataka, Gujarat, UP, Bihar, Chennai, Mumbai, Bhopal, Jammu, Kerala. A major breakdown of law and order has been witnessed in se places, where police have resorted to lathi-charge, imposed section 144 in select areas and detaining hundreds of protestors. protest is against amended Citizenship Act which amends Citizenship Act 1955 to make refugees who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Banglesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship. 

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