Art, graffiti give voice to Jamia students’ protest against CAA

Students of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University and several artists painted graffiti outside the varsity in protest against the newly amended Citizenship Act and proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). (Source: Jamia Coordination Committee)

The university has been at the centre of protests since December 15, the day when police lobbed teargas shells inside the campus, forced their way in, and allegedly dragged students out of the library and mosque. (Source: Jamia Coordination Committee)

Anti-CAA graffiti, placards, slogans and recitals have now become common at the streets outside the campus. (Source: Jamia Coordination Committee)

The grills of the campus boundaries are now bedecked with flags and banners with text from the Constitution and messages against the Act. (Source: Jamia Coordination Committee)

Following police assault on Jamia students, protests fanned out across several universities in the country. (Source: Jamia Coordination Committee)

A day after the violence, the university Vice-Chancellor Najma Akhtar demanded a high-level enquiry against police entry into campus and the crackdown on students. (Source: Jamia Coordination Committee)

Two days later, the Delhi Police arrested 10 people from Okhla area. However, a police spokesperson said most of the accused have a criminal background and none of them are students. (Source: Jamia Coordination Committee)