Anti-CAA Protests: Students Resorting to Violence Are Not Leaders, Says Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat
Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday condemned violence allegedly done by students in parts of the country.
New Delhi, December 26: Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday condemned violence allegedly done by students in parts of the country. Speaking at an event, General Bipin Rawat said that students resorting to violence are not leading people to the right path. The Army chief was apparently referring to violence that broke out during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Delhi. Why Citizenship Amendment Act+NRC Raise Fear And Concerns: A Multi-Dimensional Take.
"Leadership is all about leading. It is all about when you move forward, everybody follows. It is not that simple. It appears simple but it is very complex phenomena. Leaders are those who lead people in the right direction. Leaders are not those who lead people in inappropriate directions," Rawat said. Referring to anti-CAA protests led by students of various colleges and universities, the Army chief said that those leading crowd to indulge in violence are not leaders. Amit Shah Interview: NRC, NPR Not Connected.
"As we are witnessing in a large number of universities and colleges, students the way they are leading masses and crowds to carry out arson and violence in cities and towns. This is not leadership," General Rawat said. Massives protest are being held in different parts of the country by students against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Violence broke out during some of these protests in Karnataka's Mangaluru, Delhi and several parts of Uttar Pradesh.
General Bipin Rawat Condemns Violence by Students:
On December 15, a huge crowd gathered outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University in protest against the CAA. Miscreants burnt buses and vandalised public and private properties. Police then resorted to lathicharge and fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. Students of Jamia alleged that cops threw teargas shells inside the campus, barged into the premises and dragged students out of the library before assaulting them.
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