Published 14:19 IST, December 16th 2019

"Look at 'bravery' of Delhi police": Prashant Kishor slams for violence against students

Political strategist Prashant Kishor took to Twitter & took a dig at the Delhi police for using force against the students of JMI during the anti-CAA protests.

Reported by: Rishabh Mishra
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Political strategist Prashant Kishor took to microblogging website Twitter on Monday and took a dig at Delhi police for using force against students of Jamia Millia Islamia University during anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests. He shared a video along with his tweet where a few students are being beaten up by police for raising slogans against act. Prashant Kishor launched a veiled attack at police and called m "n-violent, brave and professional". Taking a jibe at m, he exclaimed how responsible police force acts towards "alleged" lawbreakers.

CAA protest 

 protests against  Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 took a violent turn in national capital and or parts of country on Sunday. Students claimed that police baton-charged m when y were holding a peaceful protest. Protestors torched several public buses and police vehicles as y clashed with police in New Friends' Colony near Jamia University during a demonstration against amended Citizenship Act, leaving six cops and two firemen injured, officials said.  

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Some Congress leaders including Arvinder Singh Lovely, Choudhary Mateen Ahmed and Shoaib Iqbal reached friends colony police station to meet detained Jamia students. clash erupted during a protest by students of Jamia Millia Islamia. After clash, a few students were detained, and  Delhi Mirities Commission issued an emergency order to SHO Kalkaji Police Station to release injured students of Jamia Millia Islamia University or to take m without any delay for treatment to a hospital.  

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Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, chairperson of Commission in order, has also asked police to file a compliance report by 3 pm today at Commission's office failing which will attract an appropriate action. Apart from this, Hundreds of AMU students protesting against  Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Police HQ raised slogans against PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Delhi Police. y clashed with police at AMU campus gate; police use batons and tear-gas to disperse m.   

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12:53 IST, December 16th 2019