Students and alumni of St. Xaviers college walk in a silent protest rally in solidarity with the students of Jamia Milia University and Aligarh Muslim University in Kolkata, India, Monday, December 30, 2019 (AP)The usual spirit of New Year revelry was missing as hundreds of students of St Xavier’s College (Autonomous) marched along Park Street on Monday. Her colleague Sarbani Bandyopadhyay said if they didn’t stand up now, it would be questioned if they were “Indian citizens at all”. She was there to protest police assault at Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. A second-year student asked whether a government that was trying to stifle students’ voices would teach them how to protest. Walking by her side was Sidhee Saraff who asked why issues such as rape and unemployment were not addressed with equal urgency.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2019 02:59 UTC