The protest by students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) continued on its fourth day, with agitating students demanding the arrest of Hindu Jagaran Manch (HJM) activists who allegedly forcibly entered the university, vandalised its property, and breached the security of visiting former Vice President of India Hamid Ansari.
Hundreds of university students, both boys and girls, raised slogans against the Aligarh Police for its alleged “inaction against vandalism and violation of law” by the members of HJM, Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
Mashkoor Ahmad Usmani, president of the AMU Student’s Union (AMUSU), demanded a judicial enquiry and arrest of the persons responsible for breaking law and order at the university.
Exams postponed
The AMU on Sunday decided to postpone exams for the 2017-18 academic session due to the ongoing protests. AMU’s Controller of Examinations Mujibullah Zuberi said that the university exams will now begin from May 12 and the new schedule will be released soon.
The Aligarh Police on Sunday detained three HJM leaders; they were trying to carry out a march without police permission.
Commissioner of Aligarh Ajaydeep Singh told mediapersons, “The priority is to bring peace and normalcy to the campus. Studies should resume at the university and then law should take its course.”
Heavy security is in place in the city and the AMU campus. Section 144 of the CrPC (armed unlawful assembly) is in force in Aligarh.
