INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Updated: Feb 05, 2020 05:18 IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Jamia Millia Islamia University Chief Proctor Waseem Ahmed Khan said that few demonstrators
were detained by the police during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at the varsity here on Tuesday."Some people held a
They were later detained by the police
The situation at the University is normal," Khan said.The protest has been going in and around the university premises since the passage of
the citizenship law in December last year
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted more time to the central government, Delhi Police and others to file their response on a
batch of petitions relating to the violence at Jamia Millia Islamia University on December 15.A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and
C Hari Shankar listed the matter for further hearing on April 29.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was appearing on behalf of the Centre,
informed the High Court that the investigation in the matter is at a crucial stage and sought more time to file a reply.Delhi High Court
had, on December 19, issued a notice to the Centre and city police seeking their response in the matter.Various petitioners have moved the
High Court seeking remedies including forming a fact-finding committee to probe the violence that took place on December 15 after Delhi
Police allegedly attacked students protesting against the CAA
