JNU Students Prevented to Hold Protests at Gujarat Bhavan by Delhi Police

Source:http://www.rina.in/national/jnu-students-prevented-to-hold-protests-at-gujrat-bhavan-by-delhi-police/

Posted on May 25, 2014

akshardham — JNU students protesting in Jantar Mantar, after being prevented to protest in font of Gujarat Bhawan

New Delhi 25-May (RINA):The Delhi Police prevented the JNUSU to protest outside Gujarat Bhavan demanding justice for the 6 people falsely framed and accused in the Akshardham Blast in 2002 and now acquitted by the Supreme Court. The Delhi Police entered the bus carrying the protestors at Safdarjung Madrasa and forced the bus to Jantar Mantar where the protest continued.Along with JNUSU other student organisations also participated in the Protest Demo.

The Protest Demonstration was being held in the context of the Supreme Court verdict of 16^th May which acquitted all the six accused, in the Akshardham Blast Case, including three who were sentenced to death by a lower court, and slamming the Gujarat Police for framing innocents.

Speaking at the Protest Demonstration JNUSU President Akbar Chawdhary said, ‘We condemn the Delhi police who have stopped us from exercising our democratic right to protest at Gujarat Bhavan and hijacked our bus and brought us to Jantar Mantar. This also shows that the government that is going to be sworn wants at all costs to crush all voices of dissent and justice.Who Will Compensate For The Lost Years, Ruined Lives? Shouldn’t the former Chief Minister of Gujarat and the current Prime Minister be held accountable for illegally sanctioning prosecution under POTA? We demand that

· That the current Prime Minister be held responsible and accountable for his illegal sanctioning of prosecution under POTA when he was Home Minister and Chief Minister of Gujarat.
· An apology from the former Home Minister and Chief Minister of Gujarat for the framing, torture, forced confessions of innocents, and failure to prosecute the real culprits.
· Compensation and public apology to the innocents, FIRs and action against those who ordered and implemented this blatant framing of innocents in the Akshardham case.
· Scrapping of draconian laws like UAPA and the NIA Act which legalise the violation of rights and create space for torture.

If the hijacking of today’s protest by the Delhi Police is indeed the sign of ‘good times’ then will contest it tooth and nail’ Akbar added.

link of another report in firstpost:http://www.firstpost.com/india/akshardham-case-jnu-students-protest-seek-damages-for-the-acquitted-1541013.html