A students’ march against the RSS-affiliated ABVP on Saturday featured issues beyond free speech, such as the “simmering discontent” against the Centre finding expression through colours, posters and poetry.

What was billed as a “citizens’ march” against the ABVP’s role in the North Campus violence on February 22, turned into a forum where issues ranging from assault on Dalits to the missing JNU student, Najeeb Ahmed, came up.

“Najeeb needs support like Gurmehar (Kaur) has received. Keep fighting for him. The entire Delhi Police force can’t find Najeeb as it is busy lathi charging students.... the ABVP is the biggest anti-national organisation in the country,” Najeeb’s mother Fatima Nafees said.