In another brazen display of disregard for the law, lawyers at the Patiala House Court clashed with Jawaharlal Nehru University students. JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, charged with sedition, makes his second appearance before the court today.
Raising 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram' slogans, the lawyers waved the national flag. There were over 50 lawyers present on the court premises. Some of these lawyers were seen beating up students. BJP legal cell member Vikram Chauhan was leading the protests.
People who said "Pakistan Zindabad" have been made heroes & we are being called "gundas": Vikram Chauhan pic.twitter.com/lwjcSzuCT2
- ANI (@ANI_news) February 17, 2016
A reporter with Catch was approached by a lawyer and questioned if he was a JNU student. Some lawyers, however, claimed that outsiders had entered the court wearing black coats.
A Firstpost journalist was also beaten up by the lawyers.
When I took a photo of the scuffle, the lawyers started beating me up. I can identify him: Tariq Anwar, Firstpost pic.twitter.com/8hrklnN7TV
- ANI (@ANI_news) February 17, 2016
(Edited by Aishwarya Yerra)More security forces have been deployed at Patiala House Court premises. pic.twitter.com/ZzW99MkgFu
- ANI (@ANI_news) February 17, 2016




