Patiala court: Teachers, students, journalists attacked

“My life is at risk”.

“The media trial against me is painful”. He has been remanded to judicial custody till March 2. He also directed the Superintendent of Tihar jail to ensure security of Kumar. Now we are looking for all those who have been identified. Further he asserted that he doesn’t support the anti-national slogans raised in the campus and has appealed to everyone to maintain peace.

Earlier on Monday, a group of lawyers and others, including Delhi BJP legislator O.P. Sharma, were seen beating up reporters and students, calling them “anti-national”.

However, the lawyers disrupted the proceedings in the top court and raised pro-India slogans. The Delhi Police commissioner, nevertheless, refused to discuss terror hyperlinks of Umar Khalid, the scholar stated to be the primary accused behind the February 09 incident.

The team of senior lawyers, comprising Kapil Sibal, Rajeev Dhavan, Dushyant Dave, A D N Rao, Ajit Sinha and Harin Raval, have been sent to the court premises and submit the report within a day.

The Supreme Court will hear the JNU row and Patiala House violence on February 22.

Dozens of lawyers, many with links to India’s ruling nationalist party, clashed Wednesday with protesters demanding the release of a student leader arrested under India’s colonial-era sedition laws.

“I personally feel, a young person…perhaps be given bail”, he told reporters. Flower pots, bottles were also thrown at them.

He said the officers covered him physically and was protected from being assaulted.

Replying to questions, he said use of force would have been counter-productive. We have followed norms of prudent policing. Scuffle broke out when a group of lawyers tried to attack Kumar while was being brought to court.

JNU vice chancellor Jagadish Kumar, refrained from commenting on whether the police action in this regard was right, but said that the cops must get ample time to study the evidence and come out with recommendations.