Zeeshan, Siddharth, Kashyap Slam Delhi Police After Jamia Shooting

In a video, the gunman can be seen walking towards protestors and shouting slogans like, “Ye lo Azadi”.

Members of Bollywood, including Anurag Kashyap, Zeeshan Ayyub, Swara Bhasker and Siddharth have expressed outrage after a man armed with a gun chanted pro-CAA slogans at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University and fired a shot, injuring a Jamia student at the protest site on Thursday, 30 January.

They strongly condemned the Delhi Police, who, according to photos and videos of the incident, appear to be passively standing by while the man, who identified himself as Rambhakt Gopal, continues to brandish his gun at protestors.

Director Vinod Kapri deemed the incident a product of the hate speech and violent rhetoric that has emerged from senior BJP leaders amidst the ongoing anti-CAA protests in the country. “Understand the chronology. First the Home Minister (Amit Shah) said that the people of Shaheen Bagh should feel the current of your vote. Then the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs (Anurag Thakur) said to shoot the traitors. Then an MP said that protestors would enter people’s houses and rape them. And now, a terrorist has shot at protestors as the Delhi Police stands by watching but doing nothing,” he tweeted.

Chronology समझिए : गृहमंत्री ने कहा शाहीन बाग वालों को करंट का झटका दो। वित्त राज्यमंत्री ने कहा गोली मारो सालों को। सांसद ने कहा ये लोग घरों में घुसकर रेप करेंगे।और फिर , दिल्ली पुलिस की आँखों के सामने दिल्ली पुलिस को उसकी हैसियत दिखाते हुए ये आतंकी गोली चलाने आ गया। pic.twitter.com/nNsqPmsuc4

— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) January 30, 2020

“The police uniform should be changed from khakhi to saffron,” tweeted Anurag Kashyap.

Police का uniform भी अब ख़ाकी से भगवा कर देना चाहिए। मंगल पांडेय १८५७ में ही सम्भव था । आज सब कीचड़ में मंगलमय हैं ।

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 30, 2020

Actor Sushant Singh questioned the Delhi Police’s inaction asking whether their “blood boiled only for innocent students,” a reference to the police violence against students of Jamia Milia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University.

क्यूँ @DelhiPolice आज लाठियाँ नहीं उठीं आपकी? सिर्फ़ निहत्थे छात्रों को देख कर ही ख़ून खौलता है न आपका? आज घर जा कर अपनी बहादुरी के क़िस्से ज़रूर सुनाना अपने परिवार को। https://t.co/GKK87uU5pf

— सुशांत सिंह sushant singh سوشانت سنگھ (@sushant_says) January 30, 2020

हिंदी का मुहावरा है -
हाथ पे हाथ धरे बैठना https://t.co/fSdCiLE5KE

— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) January 30, 2020

Slow claps for @DelhiPolice Tussi great ho!!!!!!! https://t.co/aPsZox1V1a

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) January 30, 2020

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, who has been an active participant in anti-CAA protests, said that the incident was far from shocking, and whoever thought otherwise was delusional.

जिन लोगों को ‘ये सब’ shocking लग रहा है, उनसे मैं बस यही कहूँगा,”आप नींद में थे”।

— Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub (@Mdzeeshanayyub) January 30, 2020

“If the man who opened fire at Jamia is affiliated to any political party, then you can see what a dire situation the country is in. But if he isn’t, then the situation is even more deadly,” he added.

अगर आज Jamia में गोली चलाने वाला आदमी किसी political party या संस्था से जुड़ा हुआ तो देश की हालत आप समझ ही सकते हैं।
लेकिन अगर ना हुआ, तो ये और भी ज़्यादा घातक और ख़तरनाक होगा।

— Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub (@Mdzeeshanayyub) January 30, 2020

Zeeshan, actor Siddharth and Swara also slammed Republic TV for falsely claiming the gunman to be a protester who turned violent.

सब ख़त्म कर देंगे ये लोग।कहीं तो जवाबदेही होगी इनकी!! #shamerepublictv pic.twitter.com/ieDSUd4j7D

— Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub (@Mdzeeshanayyub) January 30, 2020

A man called Rambhakth Gopal who wanted to teach protestors a lesson took a pistol and fired it inside #JamiaUniversity. The Delhi Police is watching. Republic TV calls him a Jamia Protestor. This is the difference between truth and the news in India. #SHAME https://t.co/uHn7R8KH7i

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) January 30, 2020

The gunman can be seen on video walking with the gun and shouting slogans like, “Ye lo azadi”, “Delhi Police zindabad” and “Hindustan zindabad”. As he walks back, police personnel approach and ultimately apprehend the assailant. A first-year student pursuing mass communication was injured in the attack.