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Photos: CAA protests spread to campuses in India after Jamia and AMU

A wave of protests swept college and university campuses across India on Monday as thousands of students from Mumbai to Kolkata and Delhi to Kerala came together against alleged police violence in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) the previous day. Unprecedented violent clashes at two Muslim-majority campuses, JMI and Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), on Sunday evening galvanised the student community from premier institutions. They shouted slogans against the government, held placards, issued statements of support and organised rallies to oppose the recently enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA, which favours non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan on the grounds that they are “persecuted minorities” in those countries.

Updated on: Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM IST

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A woman holds a placard during a protest in solidarity with Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university students after Sunday’s violence, in Mumbai. Unprecedented violent clashes at two Muslim-majority campuses, JMI and Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), on Sunday evening galvanised the student community from premier institutions – including top state and central universities, national law schools, IITs, IIMs and the Indian Institute of Science. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

A woman holds a placard during a protest in solidarity with Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university students after Sunday’s violence, in Mumbai. Unprecedented violent clashes at two Muslim-majority campuses, JMI and Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), on Sunday evening galvanised the student community from premier institutions – including top state and central universities, national law schools, IITs, IIMs and the Indian Institute of Science. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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A view of the damaged JMI library after police entered the campus on Sunday evening. The alleged police brutality on Sunday evening left many students at JMI and AMU injured or hospitalised. The campuses resembled a war zone with police fighting pitched battles with protesters and firing tear gas shells. A midnight gathering at the Delhi Police headquarters only dispersed around 5am on Monday after all students were released from police custody. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

A view of the damaged JMI library after police entered the campus on Sunday evening. The alleged police brutality on Sunday evening left many students at JMI and AMU injured or hospitalised. The campuses resembled a war zone with police fighting pitched battles with protesters and firing tear gas shells. A midnight gathering at the Delhi Police headquarters only dispersed around 5am on Monday after all students were released from police custody. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A view of the shattered glass at the damaged Zakir Husain library after police entered the campus later on Sunday evening and beat students, at JMI. As student anger simmered, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for calm and said no Indian citizen would be affected by the CAA.”This is the time to maintain peace, unity and brotherhood. It is my appeal to everyone to stay away from any sort of rumour mongering and falsehoods,” he added. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

A view of the shattered glass at the damaged Zakir Husain library after police entered the campus later on Sunday evening and beat students, at JMI. As student anger simmered, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for calm and said no Indian citizen would be affected by the CAA.”This is the time to maintain peace, unity and brotherhood. It is my appeal to everyone to stay away from any sort of rumour mongering and falsehoods,” he added. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Students of Nadwa College (Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama) protest against the CAA and the police crackdown on students of JMI, in Lucknow. Here students allegedly pelted stones at the police when they were denied permission to protest outside the college campus. “Some students of the Nadwatul Ulama here tried to protest and hurled stones from inside. They were prevented and no one is allowed to come outside the campus,” said Uttar Pradesh director general of police O P Singh. (Deepak Gupta / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

Students of Nadwa College (Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama) protest against the CAA and the police crackdown on students of JMI, in Lucknow. Here students allegedly pelted stones at the police when they were denied permission to protest outside the college campus. “Some students of the Nadwatul Ulama here tried to protest and hurled stones from inside. They were prevented and no one is allowed to come outside the campus,” said Uttar Pradesh director general of police O P Singh. (Deepak Gupta / HT Photo)

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Democratic Students Organization (DSO) of Jadavpur University protest against police crackdown on students of JMI, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), in Kolkata. “I could not even eat my food sitting at home thinking about Sunday’s violence. At least three of my friends suffered head injuries,” said Areeba Ziya, an undergraduate student from JMI who was a part of Monday’s protests. “How can I sit back and do nothing?” (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

Democratic Students Organization (DSO) of Jadavpur University protest against police crackdown on students of JMI, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), in Kolkata. “I could not even eat my food sitting at home thinking about Sunday’s violence. At least three of my friends suffered head injuries,” said Areeba Ziya, an undergraduate student from JMI who was a part of Monday’s protests. “How can I sit back and do nothing?” (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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DSO of Jadavpur University unit burn an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during a protest, in Kolkata. In the latest round of clashes that have roiled India, especially the north-eastern states, over CAA, which grants citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis and Jains who entered the country before December 31, 2014. The protesters say the law is unconstitutional because it links faith to citizenship and discriminatory because it omits Islam. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

DSO of Jadavpur University unit burn an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during a protest, in Kolkata. In the latest round of clashes that have roiled India, especially the north-eastern states, over CAA, which grants citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis and Jains who entered the country before December 31, 2014. The protesters say the law is unconstitutional because it links faith to citizenship and discriminatory because it omits Islam. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Police personnel stand guard during a protest at Delhi University campus in New Delhi. Several Delhi University students boycotted semester examination and held a protest outside the Arts Faculty in north Delhi. “Whatever happened in Jamia on Sunday is highly condemnable. We decided to boycott the exam on Monday and requested other students join us. Many students joined us in our peaceful protest,” said Vikas, a first year MA Political Science student. (Shahbaz Khan / PTI)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

Police personnel stand guard during a protest at Delhi University campus in New Delhi. Several Delhi University students boycotted semester examination and held a protest outside the Arts Faculty in north Delhi. “Whatever happened in Jamia on Sunday is highly condemnable. We decided to boycott the exam on Monday and requested other students join us. Many students joined us in our peaceful protest,” said Vikas, a first year MA Political Science student. (Shahbaz Khan / PTI)

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Students of Patna University take part in ‘Nayaye March’ during a protest against the police crackdown, in Patna. Many other institutions, including Nadwa College and Lucknow’s Integral University, authorities announced winter vacations early. AMU decided to close the university till the end of winter vacation on January 5 after Sunday’s protest where at least 60 students were injured, said AMU public relations officer Shafey Kidwai Singh. (ANI)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

Students of Patna University take part in ‘Nayaye March’ during a protest against the police crackdown, in Patna. Many other institutions, including Nadwa College and Lucknow’s Integral University, authorities announced winter vacations early. AMU decided to close the university till the end of winter vacation on January 5 after Sunday’s protest where at least 60 students were injured, said AMU public relations officer Shafey Kidwai Singh. (ANI)

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Students from Tata Institute of Social Sciences protest against CAA in solidarity with the students of JMI and AMU, at Ambedkar garden, in Mumbai. Students from three IITs in Kanpur, Madras and Bombay joined in too as did their counterparts from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru. Protests were organised outside IIM Ahmedabad and a statement was issued by IIM Bangalore students. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

Students from Tata Institute of Social Sciences protest against CAA in solidarity with the students of JMI and AMU, at Ambedkar garden, in Mumbai. Students from three IITs in Kanpur, Madras and Bombay joined in too as did their counterparts from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru. Protests were organised outside IIM Ahmedabad and a statement was issued by IIM Bangalore students. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Protests were also reported from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi and Mumbai University with demands that the government take action against police “hooliganism”. (ANI)

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Protests were also reported from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi and Mumbai University with demands that the government take action against police “hooliganism”. (ANI)

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Students of Visva-Bharati University burn an effigy during a protest against the Sunday’s police crackdown in JMI, at Santiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal. Students boycotted classes at Central University of Kerala, Kasargod, Maulana Azad Urdu University, Hyderabad, Pondicherry University and BHU leading to cancellation of all examinations on Monday. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

Students of Visva-Bharati University burn an effigy during a protest against the Sunday’s police crackdown in JMI, at Santiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal. Students boycotted classes at Central University of Kerala, Kasargod, Maulana Azad Urdu University, Hyderabad, Pondicherry University and BHU leading to cancellation of all examinations on Monday. (PTI)

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Students from IIT- Madras stage a protest against the CAA and the police crackdown, in Chennai. “We reject the Islamophobic NRC unconditionally and call upon all students, youth and people living in this country to take to the streets and democratically protest,” said a statement by some students at IIT-Madras. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 9:53 AM

Students from IIT- Madras stage a protest against the CAA and the police crackdown, in Chennai. “We reject the Islamophobic NRC unconditionally and call upon all students, youth and people living in this country to take to the streets and democratically protest,” said a statement by some students at IIT-Madras. (PTI)

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