2 dozen AMU students booked for raising ‘objectionable slogans’ against Yogi Adityanath: Cops

The police claimed the students also formed a human chain in solidarity with the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University

Over two dozen students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) were booked for allegedly raising objectionable slogans against UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) organised on the campus on Thursday.

The police claimed the students also formed a human chain in solidarity with the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University-- several of whom were beaten-up by a masked mob of armed miscreants in Delhi last Sunday-- and raised ‘Azadi’ slogans. They were booked under Section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups) of the IPC, police added.

The case was registered at Civil Lines police station. Circle officer (III) of Aligarh police, Anil Kumar Samania said: “About 25-30 unidentified students have been booked for raising objectionable slogans during a protest at the AMU campus.”

The students also demanded a probe against the JNU administration and Delhi Police’s role in the whole episode. Delhi police was accused of inaction against the violent mob that allegedly went about its business in the presence of the city police.

AMU students also sought the withdrawal of FIRs lodged against JNU students including its union president Aishe Ghosh, who was also injured in the attack on the afternoon of January 5.

Delhi Police on Friday named left leader Aishe Ghosh, as one of the nine suspects, identified for their alleged involvement in the violence.

Ghosh, according to the police, was part of one of the groups that attacked students at JNU’s Periyar hostel at about 3.45 pm.

AMU’s winter break has been extended and it is now scheduled to reopen in a phased manner from January 13. The winter break was advanced after a violent clash between the students and the police on the night of December 15, during a protest against alleged police atrocities on the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. The Jamia students anti-Citizenship Amendment Act march had turned violent earlier that day in New Delhi, leading to a police crackdown that resulted in injuries to several students and cops.

Despite winter vacation, anti-CAA protests have continued at AMU since December 9.

Meanwhile, the Friday ‘namaz’ was held peacefully in the city amid heavy security.