PFI condemns firing on 'peaceful protestors'
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 31 2020:
Popular Front of India (PFI) general secretary M Mohammed Ali Jinnah has expressed anguish and shock over firing on the peaceful students protesting against the Citizenship Law at Jamia Millia in Delhi.
The incident which happened in broad daylight in the National capital exposed the negligence of Delhi Police, said a statement of PFI, Manipur State.
Not only did the police remained mute spectators, but also they did not even remove the barricade; leading the injured student to climb over the barricade to head for treatment, it claimed.
Claiming that there are attempts to downplay the seriousness of the incident, PFI said, "this attack is a culmination of a long created atmosphere of intolerance, hate and violence against minorities and any form of opposition".
Those who want to present Rambhakth Gopal, the shooter, as a mentally disturbed lone-wolf, are partners in crime and have a lot to cover up, it asserted, adding that Gopal's social media activities reveal his close association with Hindutva groups as well as his 'criminal intent of violence' against Shaheen Bagh protest.
Further alleging that the incident took place days after top BJP leader and Central Minister Anurag Thakur's inciting sloganeering to shoot the protesters, it added that the incident took place on January 30, the martyrdom day of Gandhiji.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah has demanded a judicial enquiry by a sitting Judge to unearth the conspiracies behind the incident and the Union Minister who exhorted to shoot at protesters has no right to remain in office and should be arrested, it asserted and appealed the Government and authorities concerned to dismiss the police officers who remained mute spectators and 'gave free hand to the shooter' .