Lavanya suicide case: ABVP demands release of those held while protesting outside TN CM’s residence

Lavanya, a Class 12 student at Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, who was allegedly coerced to convert to Christianity died by consuming poison on January 19.

NewsBharati 18-Feb-2022 12:55:19 PM

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New Delhi, Feb 18 : Calling a press conference, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has demanded the release of activists arrested while protesting in front of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's residence seeking justice for Lavanya.

The Tamil Nadu Police had arrested several ABVP functionaries, including its national secretary Nidhi Tripathi, for organising a protest without permission in front of the chief minister's residence and breaching security on Monday.

Lavanya, a Class 12 student at Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, who was allegedly coerced to convert to Christianity died by consuming poison on January 19.

At the press conference, ABVP's National Media Convenor and ABVP Delhi secretary Sidharth Yadav said, 'The arrest of activists who were protesting in Tamil Nadu is completely wrong and against the rules, which we strongly criticize.'

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The RSS-affiliated students' union also vowed to continue the fight for justice for the class 12 student Lavanya 'We will continue our fight till Lavanya gets justice and if the government does not release our workers at the earliest, we will take to the streets of Delhi and block roads.

'We will take Lavanya's voice to every student and will also gherao the house of DMK MPs in Delhi if needed. The Tamil Nadu government is oppressing the students by conspiring but we are ready to face them strongly,' he added.