MUMBAI: More students from various colleges in Mumbai joined the protest at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Monday morning to condemn the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. The overnight protest by students at the Gateway of India in Mumbai continued on Monday, too.
Earlier, as the protest began on Sunday midnight, a group of students held a candlelight vigil to show solidarity with JNU students. Youngsters, mostly students from different colleges in Mumbai, assembled on the pavement across the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel near the Gateway of India. They shouted slogans against Home Minister Amit Shah and some of the students were later taken into custody, the police said.
Former JNU students Umar Khalid and Kunal Kamra were part of the group which also held a candlelight vigil.
On Sunday night, violence broke out in JNU as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers in the campus and damaged property. Jitendra Awhad, state minister and NCP leader said, “When people begin to fear intellect, there is anarchy,” Awhad said. “I am going to convey the feelings of the students to the government. When students agitate, one should understand that this is a serious issue,” he added.
NCP MLA Rohit Pawar and Minister Varsha Gaikwad also visited the student protesting against the attack in JNU.
