Irfan Pathan Comes Out In Support Of Jamia Millia Islamia - 'Concerned About Students'
He is not holding back.
Former Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan has expressed his concerns over the violence that erupted over the Citizenship Amendment Act in capital's Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University.
"Political blame game will go on forever but I and our country is concerned about the students of Jamia Millia," he tweeted.
Political blame game will go on forever but I and our country?? is concerned about the students of #JamiaMilia #JamiaProtest
¡ª Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 15, 2019
The trouble started Sunday evening after a protest march by the Jamia students ended in a pitched battle with the police, vandalism and torching of vehicles.
The police, which used batons and teargas to contain the violence, later barged into the university and detained around 100 students. All the detained students were released around 3:30 am after protesters gathered around the police headquarters in ITO.
The police brutality in Jamia also triggered massive protests in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). In the clashes, ten policemen and around 30 students were injured. As precautionary measures, the campus has followed JMI in closing the university till next month.
The internet has also been suspended in Aligarh. University of Hyderabad, IIT Mumbai, and other universities across the country have extended their solidarity with the students of Jamia Millia.
