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Protests Make Ripples Across Country

The Hindu

January 07, 2020

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

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.

This story is from the January 07, 2020 edition of The Hindu.

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