A group of lawyers attacked students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday at the Patiala House court premises after raising anti-JNU slogans demanding the exit of University faculty present inside the court.
This happened just before JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar was due to be presented before the court after he was arrested and charged with sedition by the Delhi Police for allegedly raising anti-India slogans.
The group of lawyers, chanting ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ and ‘Vande mataram’ even attacked the media present at the court premises.
The opposition parties including Congress, AAP and the Left have condemned the arrest and termed the sedition charge excessive.
Students have refused to attend classes in protest while several teachers have also joined the strike.
These are some of the tweets that are doing the rounds:
#PatialaHouseShame pic.twitter.com/pcrX83uNqS
— VIBHUTI (@victorvibhu) February 15, 2016
#BREAKING | CNN-IBN and IBN 7 reporters manhandled and threatened inside Patiala courtroom by Lawyers #JNUCrackdown pic.twitter.com/IYNX05tPO9
— CNN-IBN News (@ibnlive) February 15, 2016
BJP MLA OP Sharma beats up an unidentified man outside Delhi's Patiala House court. pic.twitter.com/Scmm7sclNh
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2016
Breaking:Malayam news channel Kairala TV journalist Manu Shankar beaten up, injures his forehead, thrash his mobile phone @IndianExpress
— KAUNAIN SHERIFF (@kaunain_s) February 15, 2016
Lawyers create ruckus at Patiala District Court ahead of Kanhaiya Kumar hearing. Shout slogans, "Hindustan Zindabad, JNU Murdabad." #JNU
— Akshay Deshmane (@AkshaydET) February 15, 2016