A forum of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) visually challenged students on Wednesday gethered outside the old police headquarters at Delhi's ITO to mark their protest against the police lathicharge on university students protesting against hostel fee hike.
The members of the JNU Visually Challenged Students Forum also alleged that when they were going to Jai Singh Road to protest outside the new police headquarters, the police stopped them. They said, their bus was stopped and taken to Vasant Kunj police station.
Later, they said their bus was brought to the old police headquarters at ITO where they protested.
"We want a written apology from police who had beaten up the students. A few days back, police were protesting after they were beaten up by lawyers. How could they forget that students also have a right to protest?" said students while protesting at PHQ.
"The students have submitted a memorandum to police. Students have demanded action against those police personnel who allegedly beat them. The students were given assurance that an enquiry will conducted and appropriate action will taken," said Anil Mittal, Additional Public Relation Officer (APRO), Delhi Police.
The forum had condemned the "police lathicharge" on visually challenged students during the protest on Monday over the hostel fee hike by the JNU administration and had demanded an apology from the police in the matter. Police had denied baton charging the students.