Published: Dec 16, 2019, 11:17 AM (IST)
Edited: Dec 16, 2019, 11:17 AM (IST)
India allrounder Irfan Pathan has expressed his concerned regarding the police action on students who were protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAB).
Several Jamia Millia Islamia stundents, policemen and firemen were reportedly injured as the CAB protests turned violent in the national capital on Sunday.
As per several reports, the protesting students torched four public buses and two police vehicles near the Jamia university.
Pathan said the political game will go on forever but said he was concerned about the injured students. “Political blame game will go on forever but I and our country is concerned about the students of #JamiaMilia #JamiaProtest,” Pathan posted on his Twitter handle.
Political blame game will go on forever but I and our country🇮🇳 is concerned about the students of #JamiaMilia #JamiaProtest
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 15, 2019
However, a student body belonging to Jamia has denied its involvement in the torching of vehicles blaming the violent acts on outside elements who joined the protests to ‘disrupt’ it. They also accused the police of high-handedness.
The police hand entered the university campus with the to control the situation but university chief proctor Ahmed Khan claimed they had entered by force accusing them of beating several staff members and students. “Police entered the campus by force, no permission was taken. Staff members and students were beaten up and forced to leave the campus,” the chief proctor said.
