Swati, a student of Faculty of Law, Delhi University, was also in the crowd, bearing a poster that said: “I am a Hindu and I love Muslims. Muslims are my brothers, sisters and spouses. You killed our Tabrez. We are all Tabrez. Your hate is too small in a country of us all.” Swati believes these protests pressure the Opposition to speak out. “When we create pressure and make the Opposition speak in Parliament, we force channels like Republic and Times Now to cover it,” she said. “And the people who are watching these channels will get to know that something is happening … people will then realise there’s something bad with the governing party. The Opposition should be outspoken. Why are they silent?”