The protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act went from bad to worse in the national capital region after violence erupted at several places on Sunday, 15 December.According to reports, Delhi Police entered the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia university without permission and beat up students and staff, Waseem Ahmed Khan, Chief Proctor of the varsity told ANI.
Reportedly, 50 students, who were detained during the protests, were released in the early hours of Monday, police said.
Of the 50 students, 35 were released from the Kalkaji police station and 15 were released from the station in New Friends Colony, a senior police officer said.One of the released students was injured in the foot.?
He also alleged religious slurs were used against him.While Celebrities have reacted strongly against the brutality, Bollywood Actor Sayani Gupta who featured in films like Fan and Article 15 took to Twitter to make a valid point.
Condemning the ¡°act of police brutality and violence against students.¡±, she shared an old picture of actors and filmmakers taking a selfie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged these so-called 'stars' to speak up!?
In her tweet, she also tagged Ranveer Singh, Ayushmann Khurrana, Rajkummar Rao and Karan Johar.
Her tweet reads:¡° On behalf of the students of Jamia & AMU request at least one of you to tweet or message Mr.Modi condemning this act of police brutality and violence against students. The time has come to speak up guys. Yes? No? May be?¡±
A lot of people also went on to tag Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who himself was a Jamia Alumni to react and stand up for the students.?
Aamir Khan and Salman Khan's silence too have been questioned by fans