Stop lynching in our name, say voices across India

TT: Stop lynching in our name, say voices across India : A Telegraph photo report on demonstrations held in different major cities.

TT, Delhi: A protester at Jantar Mantar in Delhi holds up a placard against targeted lynchings as part of the Not In My Name campaign. Many youngsters were seen among the participants. Opposition leaders from the Congress, CPI, CPM, JDU, AAP and the CPIML-Liberation also attended but ordinary faces stood out. Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan tweeted: “The best thing about the amazing turnout at #NotinMyName, Delhi, is that the faces I see are new, young and well beyond ‘the usual suspects’!” Picture by Prem Singh

TT, Patna, The Not In My Name protest at Kargil Chowk in Patna on
Wednesday. Picture by Nagendra Kumar Singh

Hyderabad : Marchers hold up a placard against Junaid’s lynching
during the protest in Hyderabad. (PTI)

Protesters in Mumbai march in the rain on Carter Road in Bandra. 

One placard read: “Killing over food. Not in my Name.” A participant 

said the campaign is an attempt to reclaim the Constitution and resist 

the onslaught on the right to life and equality. (PTI)

TT, Bangalore: A picture of Modi hugging Trump, with the advice:
“Follow our Prime Minister, hug one beef-eater”. (PTI)

Calcutta: Disability rights activist Jeeja Ghosh participates in the
protest at Madhusudan Mancha in Calcutta. Picture by Pradip Sanyal