Hundreds of people converged at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday, 26 June, to protest against the lynching of a youth in Jharkhand and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Raghubar Das over the last week's incident.
Leading the protesters, former JNU student leader Umar Khalid said it was "shameful" that the Opposition took a week to speak about the heinous incident and called for a "Nirbhaya-like movement" to curb the lynchings.
"People need to come out on the streets," Khalid said. "Political patronage is being given to the culprits." "We are also angry at the Opposition. Where are they today?" he asked.
Over 50 Cities, One Voice
Demonstrations held under the hashtag #IndiaAgainstLynchTerror were witnessed in more than 50 cities simultaneously.
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The protests took place days after 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari was allegedly beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Seraikela on suspicion of stealing a motorcycle.
In a purported video of the incident, that came into circulation later, he can be seen as being forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” and “Jai Hanuman”.
#IndiaAgainstLynchTerror Echoes Social Media
Meanwhile, people also took to social media to highlight the issue.
The Congress and Rahul Gandhi too have tweeted using the hashtag.
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