Guardians come out in support of students, say they will not tolerate 'atrocities' on them

Parents and local guardians on Monday came out in support of students protesting outside the Jamia Millia University against the police action during a protest over the amended Citizenship Act a day earlier.

The parents, mostly from nearby areas, said they could not keep themselves confined to their homes when their children were being attacked.

Saira Bano, 55, whose two children study in the university said "no mother would tolerate the atrocities being inflicted on the students of Jamia".

Zaheer Ahmed, 60, said he was accompanying his daughter to the protest against "the politics of hatred".

Shaheen Kausar, 52, who led a group of women to the protest site, said the students were "dragged, pushed, kicked and caned."
"This is not Palestine. We won't give up until Amit Shah resigns," said a female student, who did not wish to be identified