Several readers were allegedly assaulted by right-wing activists
The complainant, Jaykumar Thakkar (30), who runs an IT and digital marketing company in Bopal, told police that he and around 20 people had gathered at the garden around 4 pm after connecting through social media for the book-reading session.
On Thursday evening, around 20 people had gathered to read books as a mark of protest over a Shilaj school dropping “I Am Malala” and “The Diary of a Young Girl” from its reading list after furore by parents and right-wing activists. Thakkar, Bhavsar and Jalarariya later received outpatient treatment at Sola Civil Hospital for injuries, according to the complaint. Around70 people had gathered with various books at a municipal garden near the DEO’s office in Vastrapur Around70 people had gathered with various books at a municipal garden near the DEO’s office in Vastrapur Ahmedabad: A day after a group was allegedly assaulted during a silent book reading protest at an Auda Garden near Casa Vyoma flats in Vastrapur, police have filed a complaint in the matter. Thakkar alleged that the group threatened the participants, warning them against reading books at such gatherings in the future. A member of the reading group called police control room.