MEA: 'Strict action will be taken against those guilty of violence', External Affairs Ministry said this on Gujarat University incident
MEA: An incident of violence took place at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad yesterday. The state government is taking strict action against the criminals. Jaiswal said, two foreign students were injured in the clash.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday said the Gujarat government is taking strict action against the perpetrators of violence at a university in Ahmedabad. Two foreign students were injured in the violence. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that one of the two foreign students injured in the violence has been discharged from the hospital.
He said an incident of violence took place yesterday at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. The state government is taking strict action against the criminals. Jaiswal said, two foreign students were injured in the clash. One of them has been discharged from the hospital after medical treatment.
Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik said that the incident happened that evening when 20 to 25 people broke into Gujarat University's dorms and began protesting against international students performing namaz there. In the mosque, he asked them to perform namaz. They discussed this matter in debate. They were then stoned and attacked. Two students from Tajikistan and Sri Lanka were admitted to the hospital, according to the police.