IIIT Hyderabad stands in support of JNU attack, condemns Delhi Police
By Newsmeter Network Published on 12 Jan 2020 5:21 PM GMT
Hyderabad: It's not just the Universities which are dominated by the social science students extending their support to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, but also students from a technology institute have extended their solidarity in Hyderabad. On Friday, International Institute of Information Technology from Hyderabad (IIT-H) has also spoke up on the attack on JNU students at New Delhi.
Students' Parliament, comprising of an elected body of representatives of all sections of students in IIIT H from B.Tech, B.Tech Dual degree, M.Tech, MS by Research and PH.D students issued a public statement condemning the attacks at JNU.
They have also called out Delhi police for their inaction and JNU administration for failing to protect students.
The note released by the students stated that "We, fellow students and responsible citizens of the country stand in defence of our academic spaces and in solidarity with the students who have stood up and will not be complicit in the takeover of our educational institutions by a reign of terror. We demand a prompt and impartial inquiry on the events of January 5, 2020 that will hold not just the perpetrators of the attack, but the administration and the police accountable as well."
