Jamia students protest at Jantar Mantar over suspension of 17 students
Some of the students allegedly involved in the protest claimed they also got suspension letters from the Jamia administration.
Some of the students allegedly involved in the protest claimed they also got suspension letters from the Jamia administration.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav participated in a protest organised by Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK, against the University Grants Commission (UGC) draft rules on Thursday.
A large number of Uttarakhand natives on Sunday gathered at Jantar Mantar under the banner of Uttarakhand Ekta Manch to demand the inclusion of the state's hilly region in the 5th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Monday staged a protest against the Central government here at Jantar Mantar, accusing it of safeguarding business tycoon Gautam Adani on allegations of corruption and misuse of power.
Yadav said Kejriwal's talk of honesty in front of a hired crowd at the Jantar Mantar on Sunday has only exposed his ability to play the victim card and incorrigible behaviour to mouth blatant lies.
On Sunday Delhi Police detained several wrestlers including Olympic medalists as well as dozens of their supporters. The wrestlers attempted to march to India’s new parliament as it was being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi but they were stopped by hundreds of police personnel.
Punia said, "Many people are very cooperative with us but there are few police officials who are misbehaving with us, they are not allowing our family members to go inside."
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said he is ready to undergo a narco test or a lie-detector test, amid allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him.
The first time around, in January, the athletes spurned politically grounded assistance when they were clearly up against it, hoping that not to rub the ruling party up the wrong way would persuade it to reckon with their point of view.
"The protestors have reached the dharna site and the meeting is going on peacefully," DCP New Delhi said in another tweet.
