As per report from sources hundreds of students and teachers of the Delhi University hadhit the streets on Tuesday afternoon to protest against campus violence as more political leaders and sportspeople joined the swirling nationalism row. It was stated that a crowd of about 2,000 comprising pupils from several DU colleges and other city universities have marched from SGTB Khalsa College to arts faculty, shouting slogans against the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) that allegedly thrashed several students last week.
Sources have stated that the march was joined by political leaders such as CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Janata Dal (United)’s KC Tyagi and Swaraj Abhiyan’s Yogendra Yadav. The current controversy erupted after violence on the streets of DU during a street protest last Wednesday with both sides the Left-leaning All India Students Association and the ABVP accusing each other of physical and sexual assault.
Meanwhile Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also
jumped in the fray, meeting lieutenant governor Anil Baijal to press for action
against people who threatened Gurmehar and were involved in campus violence.
The Delhi police cyber cell said they registered a case of sexual harassment,
criminal intimidation and sending obscene materials.
Special commissioner of police Dependra Pathak said that "Our investigators also had a dialogue with Gurmehar and she was assured that she will be protected". Though Tuesday’s march was mostly peaceful, two ABVP members were arrested for allegedly assaulting AISA students. “The two men allegedly started thrashing the AISA students after the march ended. One of them even pulled out his belt. A case under causing hurt has been registered".
