DU protest march LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal meets Anil Baijal; L-G assures strict immediate action

Prashant V Singh Feb 28, 2017, 18:59 PM IST,

Students from various DU colleges participated in a march to protest against the vandalism that happened in Ramjas College on February 22.

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  • On complaint of Gurmehar Kaur, crime branch cyber-unit of Delhi police registered case; investigation on: Joint CP Dependra Pathak

  • Gurmehar Kaur tweets, "No statements will come from me, my family or my behalf. I request to be left alone."

    She deleted it later.

  • This is a collective fight to defend our constitutional rights.We will be raising the issue of DU in the parliament: D Raja on on Ramjas Row

  • They cannot win this with their intellectual skill and want to replace it with  violence: Sitaram Yechury on ABVP 

     

  • Gurmehar's father's soul can't rest in peace if she speaks against India, says Babita Phogat

     

  • Delhi CM met me at Raj Niwas; Have assured him that strict immediate action will be taken against those violating law: LG Anil Baijal on Ramjas protests

  • Delhi CM met me at Raj Niwas; Have assured him that strict immediate action will be taken against those violating law: LG Anil Baijal on Ramjas protests

  • NHRC issues notice to Delhi Police Commissioner over allegations of police excesses outside Ramjas College in DU Campus on February 22

  • Protesters have decided to march again on March 4 from Mandi House to the Parliament.

  • Gurmehar Kaur, who left Delhi this morning after withdrawing herself from AISA protest march, resurfaced on Twitter. 

    Reacting to a tweet by social activist Kavita Krishnan, she tweeted, 

    ":) thank you so much. This makes me so happy."

  • Humara nationalism is "We are Indian" not "who is a Hindu"?: Sitaram Yechury on Ramjas College protest at Delhi University

  • Anti-national slogans were allegedly shouted by AISA in Ramjas College: ABVP

  • ABVP blames Left for Ramjas violence, dismisses allegations against them:

    The Left instigated violence and vandalised the event. They even targetted women. Also, charges levelled against us by AISA are totally baseless: ABVP member

    Some people are spreading anti-national poison among students. ABVP will hold a counter protest march against AISA on March 2: ABVP member tells CNN-News18

  • ABVP addresses media, blasts AISA and Left parties for malignging JNU situation

    "AISA tried to malign JNU situation. No permission was given for the event at JNU. Anti-national slogans were raised by few at the event that night. We tried to calm things down," a ABVP member told CNN-News18. 

  • D Raja and CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury join JNU and DU students' protest march against ABVP in North Campus area

  • ABVP members are standing outside DUSU office to protest against DU 'FightBack' campaign: Hindustan Times

  • Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and former JNUSU vice-president Shehla Rashid join protest AISA's flag march protest 

  • Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and  former JNUSU vice-president Shehla Rashid join AISA's flag march protest

  • Gurmehar Kaur's view that her father was killed by war and not Pakistan was wrong for me. It's against our nation and  martyrs: Wrestler Babita Phogat

  • Trolling Gurmehar Kaur "not right", says Minister for Communications & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, adds, "ministers have not made any wrong comments"

  • MoS Kiren Rijiju clarifies his statement on Gurmehar Kaur:

    Gurmehar Kaur has the freedom to speak her mind. She has all the right to do whatever she wants. So don't disturb her

    I stand by what I tweeted. When I said somebody is polluting her mind, I meant Leftists: Kiren Rijiju

  • Venkaiah Naidu attacks Congress and Opposition parties for lending support to AISA protest march at DU campus. 

    Some people are misguiding students and are spoiling the atmosphere at universities: Rijiju

  • CPIM secretary Sitaram Yechury likely to join today's protest march at DU: Sources

  • "We are not here to support AISA or ABVP but have come to show our solidarity for the freedom of speech and expression", Indian Express quotes a student as saying

  • Venkaiah Naidu mocks Congress vice-president over reports of grand old party joining DU protest march; says "Rahul Gandhi caught in a habit of photo-op"

  • Congress and AAP also expected to join protests: Sources

  • Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accuses Left of spreading negative politics: 

    She (Gurmehar Kaur) is a young girl. Creating controversy over her isn't right. Its about leftists who celebrate when our jawans die: MoS Kiren Rijiju

    During 1972 war between India and China, the Left party openly supported China. They mislead the youth and it is not right: Rijiju

  • Wrestler Babita Phogat, after Virendra Sehwag and Yogeshwar Dutt, lashes out at LSR student Gurmehar Kaur, sides with ABVP

    "Jo aapne desh ke haq m bat nhi kar sakti uske haq m bat karna thik h kya??? I condemn rape threats If log iss tarah se dhamki de rahe h to ye bahut hi galat bat h.Lekin m aapne desh k khilaf single word nhi sun sakti," she said in a series of tweets

  • Lieutenant Governor of Delhi asks Crime Branch to file report on Ramjas clash, police lathicharge that took place on February 22

     

  • Students of Miranda House protest against ABVP outside Khalsa College, say, "this fight is for our University space"

  • The protest march begins from SGTB Khalsa college to Arts faculty

  • Olympian Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt tweets against DU student Gurmehar Kaur, with the following picture

  • National Students' Union of India (NSUI) begins hunger strike outside Delhi University Arts faculty

  • Delhi Police files FIR on the rape threat to DU Student Gurmehar Kaur: ANI

  • ABVP files complaint in Maurice Nagar Police station against the people who were harassing Gurmehar Kaur: Times Now

  • Dignity of a woman is of paramount important. Culprits must be punished: NK Kalia, Kargil martyr Saurabh Kalia's father on rape threats to Gurmehar Kaur

  • Security tightened around the Delhi University camps in view of the impending protest

    Also Read: Ramjas protest: Security tightened outside Delhi University ahead of protest march at Khalsa College

     

     

  • Yogendra Yadav and Swaraj Abhiyan will reportedly be joining today’s march: Sources

  • DU Teachers’ Association assembled at 11 am outside the vice regal lodge, during the executive council meeting, pressed their voices against a slew of decisions made in the recent past, especially that of granting autonomy status to colleges

  • Disgusting and shameful to see a dignified woman being trolled by respectful citizens, for her remarks against politics in DU: Robert Vadra

  • Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to meet LG Anil Baijal at 2.30 pm today to demand action against ABVP and rape threats to DU student Gurmehar Kaur

  • Gurmehar Kaur urges students to go to turn up in huge numbers in the flag march called by AISA today at DU's Khalsa college as the march is about them and not and individual

  • In a series of tweets, Kargil martyr's daughter Gurmehar Kaur said she is withdrawing from 'Fightback DU' campaign and requested everyone to be left alone

    "I'm withdrawing from the campaign. Congratulations everyone. I request to be left alone. I said what I had to say. One thing is for sure, next time we will think twice before resorting to violence or threats and that's all this was about."

    "To anyone questioning my courage and bravery.. I've shown more than enough. I  have been through a lot and this is all my 20 year self could take :)," she tweeted. 

  • Unhappy with the ABVP’s protest, students and teachers called a counter-demonstration last Wednesday and that turned into a street punch-up.

    The march will begin from Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur (SGTB) Khalsa College at 12.30pm and end at the arts faculty building of DU.

New Delhi: After the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) held a 'Tiranga March' from Ramjas College to Arts Faculty on Monday, students from various DU colleges gathered and marched today protesting against the vandalism that happened in Ramjas College on February 22. 


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The march started from SGTB Khalsa College at 12:30 pm today.


Students and teachers from DU and JNU as well as Left and AAP-affiliated student groups led a march from Khalsa College to the Faculty of Arts on North campus over last week’s violence at Ramjas College. 


Students were different colleges in DU were joined by JNU’s popular faces such as Kanhaiya Kumar and Shehla Rashid and CPIM general seceretary Sitaram Yechury. 


Meanwhile, Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, who was part of the Save DU campaign, withdrew herself from it but urged students to attend in large numbers.


 


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