SC hearing tomorrow on violence against students at Jamia, AMU

Team Udayavani, Dec 16, 2019, 11:20 AM IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear the case on Tuesday on violence against students at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday evening during protests against the citizenship law.

The Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Monday said the “rioting” must stop and there should be peace.

“What we want is for the rioting to stop. We have enough experience of how rioting takes place. We can’t decide on this kind of atmosphere. Why was property destroyed? Buses were burnt. We will take cognisance and decide in peaceful frame of mind. Whoever started rioting, let them stop first,” Justice Bobde added.

Protests by students and others have erupted across the country over the new citizenship law that makes it easier for non-Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to become Indian citizens.