The All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) has protested the crackdown on students and leaders involved in an ongoing movement in India, calling on the Indian government to disclose the condition of those arrested and end what it described as repression. In a press statement issued on Sunday, union president Bijay Prakash Sharma Sapkota also demanded the release of protesters held without legal basis and proper treatment for injured students.
Union calls for information on detained protesters
The union’s statement focused on the treatment and whereabouts of protesters taken into custody during the student movement. It asked the Indian government to make public the condition of those arrested, saying authorities should provide information about people detained in connection with the protests.
The statement did not identify individual detainees or provide details about the number of people arrested. Its demand was broader: the union said the government should clarify the situation of the detained protesters and address concerns over their treatment.
Demand to release those held without legal basis
Sapkota called for the release of protesters who, according to the union, have been detained without legal basis. The statement also urged authorities to ensure proper care for students injured during the movement.
The union’s demands therefore addressed both the detention of protesters and the welfare of those hurt. It called for an end to the repression of students in India, placing the arrests and reported injuries within its wider objection to the response to the ongoing movement.
Appeal to end repression
The protest by the Nepal-based student union is a public expression of opposition to the crackdown on student participants and leaders in India. The statement did not set out further details about the movement, the events leading to the arrests, or any response from the Indian government.
Its appeal was directed at the Indian authorities: disclose the condition of those arrested, release people held without legal basis, ensure injured students receive proper treatment, and stop the repression of students. The union’s statement made these demands without naming specific cases or providing additional information about the progress of the movement.
