Citizenship Act unrest: IIM-B students let their shoes protest for them

Respecting Section 144, in force in Bengaluru until the midnight of December 21, around 60 students came out in turns and left blank placards and footwear at the campus gate

Despite getting a clear message from the college administration against protesting on the campus, students of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, got their voices heard through a footwear protest at the university on Friday.

Respecting Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in force in the city until the midnight of December 21, around 60 students came out in turns at the campus gate and left blank placards and their footwear at the campus gate, letting their footwear represent them. The students had organised a similar protest on Thursday, too.

“We left empty placards outside the gate to represent that