About 700 students arrived in school buses along with their
teaching staff at the National protest site Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 20 August, 2014. These
students appeared in school uniforms and both boys and girls were present in
equal numbers. It was one of the most peaceful rally – no slogans; no speeches;
and announcement on mike.
The rallyists – majority of them Sikhs – were carrying
placards with the following messages in Hindi, English and Punjabi:
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Let’s expand our mentality to stop racism
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Is it a crime to look different
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North Easterns Dear Brethern
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Live and Let Live
The rally was led by the teachers; students carried a banner
with a message “Solidarity Peace March, Guru Nanak Public School, Rajouri
Garden, New Delhi”.
The rallyists marched along the
length of Jantar Mantar in a disciplined manner. The Vice-Principal of the
school, Ms. Anvinder Arora explained that the rally was organized in the wake
of increasing acts of assaults on boys and girls from North-East studying in
universities in Delhi. Prior to today’s rally the school had organized a poster
competition in the school.
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