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Thousands lead march in Delhi to protest JNU row

Updated on: 19 February,2016 09:20 AM IST  | 
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Thousands of people from colleges, universities and civil society yesterday took out a march to protest the police action at JNU and demanded immediate release of Kanhaiya Kumar.

Thousands lead march in Delhi to protest JNU row

JNU students at the protest march. PIC/PTI

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New Delhi: Thousands of people from colleges, universities and civil society yesterday took out a march to protest the police action at JNU and demanded immediate release of Kanhaiya Kumar.

JNU students at the protest march. PIC/PTI
JNU students at the protest march. PIC/PTI


The protesters marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar. Alumni and faculty of JNU, DU, Jamia Milia Islamia and Ambedkar University Delhi, eminent academicians, journalists, theatre and film personalities also participated.



Min claims he got threat call
Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra yesterday claimed to have received a death threat over phone on the JNU issue. Mishra said, “He threatened me saying that ‘Apni jubaan band rakho varna goli maar denge’ (stay mum or else you will be shot).”

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