New Delhi Apr 22 PTI The Students Federation of India SFI on Friday accused the Ambedkar University administration of disrupting a peace march organised to express solidarity with the victims of the violence in Delhis JahangirpuriThe university however said it is not against any peace or protest march but the SFIs march and sloganeering had to be discontinued as a preventive measure after observing outsiders present at the event in the campusThe SFI unit of Ambedkar University said it had given a call for a peace march following incidents of communal violence in the nation and against the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporations anti-encroachment drive to destabilize the socio-economic prowess of the minority in Jahangipuri Students were prepared for a peaceful march outside the CR Area and were singing songs when the registrar proctor and the security officer of Ambedkar University aggressively disrupted the march by pushing around students and tearing the posters and placards it allegedThe members of the administration brought a horde of security guards and erected barricades to stop the peaceful march organized by SFI and students of the university it saidThe university in a statement said it respects the right of students over their campus and is also not against peace or protest march However there were reports that outsiders may be present in the march and cause disturbance in the university and also interrupt classes it said During the march it was observed that outsiders were present on the campus and were engaged in sloganeering Therefore as a preventive measure the sloganeering and the march had to be discontinued The present circumstances do not warrant that the university takes any risk the statement said PTI SLB NSD NSD

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI Jahangirpuris C-block area where violence erupted over the weekend is now under strict surveillance of Deli Police with the installation of more CCTV cameras to help in keeping a hawk-eye vigil officials said on Thursday On Wednesday BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporations bulldozers razed several illegal structures in violence-hit Jahangirpuri during an anti-encroachment drive But it was stopped following a Supreme Court order Though the movement of residents is restricted at C Block a man was seen pasting documents over the shutter of his shop at Kushal Chowk The shopkeeper was stopped by the police present at the spot and was asked to return to his residence Replying to the policemen the shopkeeper said he is concerned about his shop getting bulldozed and hence he was pasting the papers The police officials present in the area confirmed that CCTVs have been installed in view of the sensitive situation Delhi Police has beefed up security in the violence-hit area with heavy barricades being erected and surveillance being done through drones Media is being stopped from entering the residential areas The only shop that was open at Kushal Chowk was also used for security surveillance in the area I havent seen any movement of residents here since morning There were police personnel at my shop for surveillance A few were present at the terrace and a few others were inside the shop the owner of the furniture shop said Residential areas near the mosque at C Block from where the violence erupted on Saturday have also been barricaded from all ends and media entry into the residential area has been banned since Wednesday evening Roads leading towards the mosque have also been blocked by the security personnel with the placement of heavy barricades No one has access to the area and shops in this area are mostly closed Local residents movement on both sides of the barricades -- be it where the local residents live or where the medias presence is seen -- is completely guarded by heavy police presence to separate the two areas Earlier in the day the Supreme Court extended the status quo until further orders on the razing of buildings in the Jahangirpuri area PTI ABU GJS AQS AQS

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI A day after the NDMCs demolition drive following communal clashes Jahangirpuris C-Block the epicentre of Saturdays violence witnessed heavy security deployment and barricading as it remained out of bounds for the media and residents stayed indoorsThe air was tense in the area as even the usually bustling Kushal Chowk was calm and shops were shutThe inward and outward movement at the C-Block was regulated by the security personnel who have put in place heavy barricading there Kids going for an exam or children in uniform were allowed to move in and out of the areaThe police also carried out surveillance using dronesThe media has been barred to enter C-Block residential area because we have been ordered to do so We are doing this to maintain law and order situation here a senior police officer deployed in Jahangirpuri told PTIOn Wednesday BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporations bulldozers razed several illegal structures in violence-hit Jahangirpuri during an anti-encroachment drive But it was stopped following a Supreme Court orderA large number of police personnel and members of central forces and Rapid Action Force were seen guarding the violence-hit area on ThursdayResidential areas near the C-Block mosque from where the violence erupted on Saturday has also been barricaded from all endsLocals said roads leading to the mosque has been blocked by the security personnel with heavy barricading so no one including the media has any accesses to the areaResidents movement on both sides of the barricades -- residents on one side and media personnel on the other side of it -- has been completely regulated by the police Earlier in the day the Supreme Court extended the status quo until further orders on the razing of buildings Jahangirpuri area PTI ABU AKM AKM TIR TIR