Citizens for Justice and Peace
Rohith Vemula march: Two of six students Dalit, one from BPL family
23-Feb-2016
The families of the two Dalit students, Rama Naga and Anant Prakash Narayan, say they cannot even afford to travel to Delhi to meet their children. By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: February 23, 2016 7:31 am There is more than one reason why the Rohith Vemula march tomorrow finds an echo…
JNU prepares for march to get justice for Rohith
23-Feb-2016
Shiv Sunny New Delhi, February 23, 2016 : From making a Twitter hashtag to organising door-to-door visits, the students of JNU are doing everything possible to ensure a good turnout for the protest march on Tuesday seeking “justice” for Hyderabad University scholar Rohith Vemula. The protesters, which according to the organisers will include students from…
Allow ‘rebuilding’ of Ram temple, Swamy urges SC
23-Feb-2016
Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI, February 23, 2016 Observing that “a temple and a masjid cannot be considered on a par as far as sacredness is concerned,” BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved the Supreme Court to allow the “rebuilding” of Ram temple in Ayodhya at the disputed site where Babri Masjid was demolished in…
JNU row: Lawyers ‘admit’ to beating up Kanhaiya for 3 hrs till he wet his pants
23-Feb-2016
Yashpal Singh said, “We thrashed all journalists and JNU professors. If you live in the country, you will have to talk about the country. Police was also supporting us fully and they told us they were in uniform, that’s why they (too) were not thrashing him.” By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Published:February…
‘3000 condoms, 2000 liquor bottles at JNU’: This BJP MLA is keeping count
23-Feb-2016
PTI Alwar, February 23, 2016 MLA Gyandev Ahuja alleged that those studying in JNU were indulging in all these “illicit” activities. Amidst the raging JNU row, a BJP MLA has stoked fresh controversy by alleging that the premier university is a hub of sex and drugs where over 3,000 used condoms and 2,000 liquor bottles…
JNU prepares for march to get justice for Rohith
23-Feb-2016
Shiv Sunny New Delhi, February 23, 2016 : From making a Twitter hashtag to organising door-to-door visits, the students of JNU are doing everything possible to ensure a good turnout for the protest march on Tuesday seeking “justice” for Hyderabad University scholar Rohith Vemula. The protesters, which according to the organisers will include students from…
Allow ‘rebuilding’ of Ram temple, Swamy urges SC
23-Feb-2016
Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI, February 23, 2016 Observing that “a temple and a masjid cannot be considered on a par as far as sacredness is concerned,” BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved the Supreme Court to allow the “rebuilding” of Ram temple in Ayodhya at the disputed site where Babri Masjid was demolished in…
JNU row: Lawyers ‘admit’ to beating up Kanhaiya for 3 hrs till he wet his pants
23-Feb-2016
Yashpal Singh said, “We thrashed all journalists and JNU professors. If you live in the country, you will have to talk about the country. Police was also supporting us fully and they told us they were in uniform, that’s why they (too) were not thrashing him.” By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Published:February…
‘3000 condoms, 2000 liquor bottles at JNU’: This BJP MLA is keeping count
23-Feb-2016
PTI Alwar, February 23, 2016 MLA Gyandev Ahuja alleged that those studying in JNU were indulging in all these “illicit” activities. Amidst the raging JNU row, a BJP MLA has stoked fresh controversy by alleging that the premier university is a hub of sex and drugs where over 3,000 used condoms and 2,000 liquor bottles…
I’m being targeted over Dalit identity, says JNU student
22-Feb-2016
Kritika Sharma Sebastian Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Rama Naga, who is among those named in a sedition case for allegedly shouting anti-national slogans in the university and is wanted by the Delhi Police, said he was also being targeted over his Dalit identity. “The issue of slogans on February 9 is merely a pretext.…