Hundreds of students took out a protest march against the amended citizenship act on the Aligarh Muslim University campus here on Tuesday rasing slogans of “CAA se azaadi” and vowing to boycott classes until their demands are met.
The protesters including girls and schoolchildren, belonging to the schools within the campus, began their march from the Purani Chungi and culminated it at the Babey Sir Syed gate of the university.
They also raised slogans in support of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh protesters and the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
“Shaheen Bagh Zindabad (Long live Shaheen Bagh)” and “JNU tum sangharsh Karo hum tumahre saath hain (keep fighting JNU, we are with you)” rent the air along with the chants of “CAA se azaadi” (freedom from CAA) and “BJP se azaadi” (freedom from BJP). The university was closed early for winter vacations from December 16, a day after students clashed with police during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on campus. It was to reopen on January 6 but the vacation was extended owing to persisting tension over the changes in the citizenship law.
It is reopening in phases from Monday. But after the university reopened on January 13, agitation against the law has been going on and students have devised innovative ways to protest peacefully.