sio protests against attacks on students in mangalore

The activists of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) of India staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioners office on Saturday condemning the attacks taking place on the student community across the district in the recent days.

A large number of students took part in the demonstration holding placards that read “Break the silence, stop the violence”- the theme of the SIO campaign.

Addressing the protesters, SIO State President Showkat Ali K said the assaults on the innocent did not reflect the capacity of the attackers but their cowardness and weakness. “Violence has never been victorious. It is only love and reconciliation that can win the wars,” he noted.

Referring to the recent incident in Puttur where two members of the organisation were beaten up allegedly by some Hindutva activists, Ali said if the members had followed rules while pasting the posters, they can be fined as per law, but assaulting them is objectionable.

He appealed the police “to be the followers of Constitution, but not the fascist groups”. Speaking on the occasion, Badria PU College Principal Dr N Ismail regretted that despite steep increase in the number of student organisations in the recent years, the unity among them has declined.

“Students need to be united and protest whenever they experience injustice. When some problem arises in the campus, that should be informed to the institution head; instead students themselves should not take actions,” he appealed. “Do the so called guardians of culture know what is the real meaning of Indian culture?” he asked. The protesters submitted a memorandum to the DC later.