Protests Make Ripples Across Country

Mamata condemns ‘fascist surgical strike’ in JNU; Uddhav Thackeray reassures students in Maharashtra

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The Chief Ministers of the States ruled by rival parties of the BJP and eminent persons decried the attack on students and faculty of Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU) by masked goons on Sunday evening.

Protest marches were held on many campuses across the country on Monday to express solidarity with the students.

Comparing the violence to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said, “Students are feeling unsafe in the country. I will not allow anything like JNU to happen in Maharashtra.”

Maharashtra Minister Jitendra Awhad had joined an overnight protest by students at the Gateway of India.