17 August,2011 08:48 AM IST | | Vatsala Shrangi
Students from across the city, including Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Millia Islamia, Kurukshetra University and even schoolchildren joined in the movement yesterday. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal was greeted with protests from Anna Hazare supporters at a seminar on Lokpal here, hours after the arrest of the Gandhian.
Figure of speech: Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal at a seminar on
Lokpal Bill at Mavlankar Hall in New Delhi on Tuesday.
PIC/Imtiyaz Khan
"Jan Lok Pal Lagoo Karo, Jantantrik Andolan ka daman band karo,: they chanted slogans inside the Mavalankar Auditorium taking the audience and the organisers completely by surprise.
Manhandling
They were, however, evicted by the organisers as Sibal stood at the podium silently. Sandeepan, AISA-Jamia unit, said, "We went in to question Sibal's address on the arrest of Anna and his supporters. We were badly pushed away by the workers and thrown out of the venue. Some girls with us were manhandled by them. If this is how they behave with the citizens, there is no point of their being a part of civil society, let alone the government."
Ravi Rai, General-Secretary, AISA said, "We had recently held a 100-hour barricade at Parliament, in which we raised the question of corporate looting of natural resources as well as attacks on democracy. Today it was one such attack; the government must give its reasons to the masses for cracking down on peaceful protestors, while the mafia and crime gangs make merry."
Candle-light march
JNU students took to candlelight march in the evening throughout the campus. Vismay Bose, AISA-JNU said, "The corrupt Congress government cannot have its way by banning peaceful and democratic protests. We will go on protesting till the time they don't accept the wrongs done by them."u00a0u00a0
Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) president, Jitender Chaudhry, protesting the arrest of Anna Hazare before the Civil Lines police station was arrested by the police. Colleges across the north and south campus of DU saw a dip in attendance as groups of students led peaceful marches.
Tuesday timeline
7.40 am: Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal, along with five other people, detained by Delhi Police from the Mayur Vihar residence where he was staying.
7.40- 8.15 am: Supporters block the way and police are stuck in Mayur Vihar for nearly an hour.
9 am: Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan detained at Rajghat.
9.30 am: Anna taken to the Officers' Mess at Civil Lines.
9.30 am: Thousands of supporters gather at Officers' Mess.
Noon: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the day, as Opposition parties protest the detention.
2 pm: Anna taken to the office of DCP (west) in Rajouri Garden, to be presented before special executive magistrate. He refuses to sign a personal bond and is sent to seven-day judicial custody.
3 pm: More than 5,000 protestors gather outside the Chhatrasal Stadium and Pragati Maidan. Thousands are detained by Delhi Police.
3.45 pm: Anna and Kejriwal, along with other supporters, arrive at Tihar Jail.
6 pm: Thousands of Anna supporters raise slogans in his favour and organise candle light marches at India Gate.
6.30 pm: Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan released by police.
Till 1 am: Anna refuses to leave jail on conditions put forth by government, despite authorities wanting to set him free.
