Govt scared of students, academicians: Ex-Maharashtra CM Chavan on Ram Guha’s detention

Noted historian Ramachandra Guha was detained in Bengaluru on Thursday along with several others who defied prohibitory orders to protest against the newly amended Citizenship Act.

Former CM of Maharashtra Prithiviraj Chavan (center) and Congress leader Randeep Surjewala in discussion outside Supreme Court on Sunday | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday condemned the detention of noted historian Ramchandra Guha during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Guha was detained in Bengaluru earlier in the day when he and many others defied prohibitory orders to protest against the CAA.

“One of the prominent historians of our time and Gandhiji’s biographer Ramchandra Guha arrested for peaceful CAA protests. Why this Government is scared of students, academicians, scientists who disagree and express their dissent? I strongly condemn his detention,” Chavan said in a tweet.

One of the prominent historian of our time & Gandhiji’s biographer @Ram_Guha arrested for peaceful #CAAProtests. Why this Government is scared of students, academicians, scientists who disagree & express their dissent? I strongly condemn his detention.#CAA_NRC #IndiaAgainstCAA

— Prithviraj Chavan (@prithvrj) December 19, 2019