Published 21:45 IST, January 10th 2020

Ranvir Shorey mocks 'Azaadi' slogan after protester going towards Parliament bites cop

Ranvir Shorey took a dig at the infamous 'Azaadi' slogan while reacting to a protester marching towards the Parliament biting a police officer in New Delhi.

Reported by: Joel Kurian
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passing of Citizenship Amendment Act has seen different kinds of protests. Some of m have been conducted peacefully, but many of m took a violent turn. While police in some states has been at receiving end of criticism over handling of protests, some have pinned blame on protesters. 

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One example of ‘violent’ side of it, though somewhat different from burning of public property, stone-pelting and more, was when a protester bit a police officer. incident took place when a group of protesters were on ir way to Indian Parliament. Additional DCP Southwest was  one at receiving end. 

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Ranvir Shorey was displeased too. He took a dig at some of chants that have been witnessed at Jawaharlal Nehru University and by former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar. Reacting to a report of incident tweeted by ANI, Ranvir wrote, “Kaat ke lenge!” and “Azaadi!”. 

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'Azaadi' has been among most infamous slogans used at JNU ever since Kanhaiya Kumar and ors had sparked a row in 2016. JNU has been currently in news over violence over fee hike and n  protests against  CAA. Most recently, horrific violence by a gang of masked goons sent shockwaves across country. 

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Meanwhile, Ranvir has been among celebrities who have come out in support of CAA. Sonchiriya star had also attended a meeting of Bollywood stars with Union Minister Piyush Goyal, among ors, to clear misinformation related to act. He had stated that he had put forth his views and got his doubts cleared. 

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He also stated that he was in two minds about implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) along with CAA. However, he said that he was assured over it. He was told that any act being introduced will be done in a legal manner that doesn't affect citizens.  

READ: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Follows Ranvir Shorey On Twitter, Actor Reacts

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21:45 IST, January 10th 2020