Jamia crackdown looked like Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Uddhav Thackeray

Condemning the violence, Thackeray said, “There is a deliberate attempt to create an atmosphere of unrest in society. The way police opened fire on students by forcefully entering the compound, it appeared like the Jalianwala Bagh massacre.”

He said fear was being created in the minds of the youth of the country. “I feel no country can remain stable where youth are disturbed. I ask the Centre not to destabilise the youth of this country,” he said.

Thackeray said the youth are the country’s future and they have a lot of potential. “The youth are like a bomb which should not be triggered. It is my humble request to the prime minister,” the chief minister said.

When asked whether there have been any protests in Maharashtra against the Citizenship Act and the National Register of Citizens, Thackeray said, “The state is peaceful so far.”

Reacting to Uddhav’s remarks, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis termed it as a “big insult to all the martyrs”. Fadnavis, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, also said that by “encouraging” such
agitations, the Sena has shown that it can stoop low for “personal greeds”.