Hours before the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University began their march in > solidarity with their student's union president Kanhaiya Kumar , the Vice-Chancellor has issued an appeal to the students to reconsider their decision, citing safety reasons.
"While we appreciate your right to protest, we are concerned for your safety outside the campus. We therefore request you to reconsider the decision of taking out a march outside the university," the JNU V-C M. Jagadesh Kumar said in an official statement.
The students however refused to cancel the march. "The JNU Solidarity March is very much happening from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar," according to a statement issued by the students.
The students also gave a word of caution to all those marching in solidarity. "We must give no pretext or excuse whatsoever to anyone to attack us, so let us keep the gathering at Mandi House silent and orderly and let us stick to those slogans widely accepted and shared by the broad, wide solidarity that has been forged," the statement further added.
The students have also resolved to not fight with the policemen and make the march as peaceful as possible.
