New Delhi: An LLM student lost his vision in one eye on December 15 during the police crackdown in Jamia Millia Islamia’s library.
Mohammed Minhajuddin’s a Bihari with dreams to practice law in national capital no longer feels safe in India’s national capital after the protectors turned violent aggressive towards its citizens, HT reports.
After the brutal police crackdown, Minhajuddin intends to go back to his hometown in Bihar after completing his studies with the varsity campus no more safer.
He says his faith in law and order has been shaken. “What was my fault? I was studying in the old library in a reading room reserved for MPhil and PhD students. We had locked it after learning that police entered the campus, but they barged inside and started batoncharging students,” he recalls.
The Police taking orders from Centre stormed inside the University campus on December 15 to silence the voices of dissent.
The police crackdown was indeed supported by all the saffron party leaders including PM and Home Minister who said the action was necessary to control the students.
The nation has fallen into despair where the politicians now opine the police crackdown is a necessity to control the future generation.
Recalling the crackdown, Minhajuddin said the university students pleaded, begged the police personnel saying they were not involved in the protest against the amended Citizenship Act but the police did not pay heed.
“They deliberately entered the library. The protest was happening outside Gate Number 7 which is on the other side of the road. I had not participated in the protest but I was hit brutally,” Minhajuddin said.
Not only did he lose vision, but he also sustained a fracture on one of his fingers.
“Doctors said there is a possibility of infection in my other eye as well. So I have been taking care by using a sanitiser to clean my hands and keeping everything clean around me,” he adds.
Now Minhajuddin says he would never advise anyone to study in the library after what he went through.
“I have not been to the campus after the incident, I am scared. I will never be able to enter the library without fear. I do not feel safe in my campus,” he says.
“I will complete my PhD and then start my law practice in my hometown. Earlier, I wanted to practice in Delhi since the Supreme Court is here along with six district courts and great career opportunities. But after this, I do not like working here,” he said adding he refused to his parents demand to immediately return to his hometown.
It was only last year that Minhajuddin came to Delhi and today he “regrets his decision” as he says, “I did not know Delhi is such an unsafe city. I made a mistake coming here for my studies.”