NEW DELHI: The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC), the students and alumni group of Jamia Millia Islamia, and the varsity administration are at loggerheads over the viral CCTV footage of December 15 from the library in which policemen are allegedly seen using lathis to beat students.
The video, which shows policemen entering the first floor of Dr Zakir Husain Library’s old reading hall and using lathis on students studying there, has earned condemnation from all sections of the Jamia community.
While the Jamia administration released a statement mentioning that they were not involved in the CCTV footage leak, JCC hit back at them for failing to condemn the police action.
Jamia PRO Ahmed Azeem, in the statement, said, “We have come to know that some video with regard to police brutality in Dr Zakir Husain Library is in circulation. This is to clarify that the video has not been released by the university.”
The administration added that JCC, which is spearheading the movement against CAA/NRC/NPA outside gate number 7 on Mohammed Ali Jauhar Road, is not an official body of the varsity. “Any communication from JCC should not be taken as communication from the university,” the statement said.
In response, JCC said, “Their (Jamia’s) statement shows that they are not concerned about students and would rather shirk off their responsibilities towards them. The administration has still not taken action against police for entering the campus and violently attacking students.”
On the viral video, a Joint Coordination Committee member said, “It corroborates the barbarity of police in how they dealt with the students.” The group also alleged that police were trying to leak unverified videos that had no proof of any violence by students. “Police are trying to save themselves and coming out with videos painting students as rioters despite there being no proof of it,” JCC claimed.
Majid Jamil, Jamia Teachers’ Association secretary, said, “Is this the training that the Delhi Police has got? We want to ask the government if they accept this level of brutality carried out by police. We demand strict action on all wrong-doers.”
In Video:Shocking footage emerges of cops thrashing Jamia students in Dec 2019
The video, which shows policemen entering the first floor of Dr Zakir Husain Library’s old reading hall and using lathis on students studying there, has earned condemnation from all sections of the Jamia community.
While the Jamia administration released a statement mentioning that they were not involved in the CCTV footage leak, JCC hit back at them for failing to condemn the police action.
Jamia PRO Ahmed Azeem, in the statement, said, “We have come to know that some video with regard to police brutality in Dr Zakir Husain Library is in circulation. This is to clarify that the video has not been released by the university.”
The administration added that JCC, which is spearheading the movement against CAA/NRC/NPA outside gate number 7 on Mohammed Ali Jauhar Road, is not an official body of the varsity. “Any communication from JCC should not be taken as communication from the university,” the statement said.
In response, JCC said, “Their (Jamia’s) statement shows that they are not concerned about students and would rather shirk off their responsibilities towards them. The administration has still not taken action against police for entering the campus and violently attacking students.”
On the viral video, a Joint Coordination Committee member said, “It corroborates the barbarity of police in how they dealt with the students.” The group also alleged that police were trying to leak unverified videos that had no proof of any violence by students. “Police are trying to save themselves and coming out with videos painting students as rioters despite there being no proof of it,” JCC claimed.
Majid Jamil, Jamia Teachers’ Association secretary, said, “Is this the training that the Delhi Police has got? We want to ask the government if they accept this level of brutality carried out by police. We demand strict action on all wrong-doers.”
In Video:Shocking footage emerges of cops thrashing Jamia students in Dec 2019
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