ProMASS News Bureau: Feb 13, 2016:
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has attacked Centre over the arrest of JNU student leaders following the anti-India slogans incident in the university. Addressing the students in the campus Saturday evening, Mr. Gandhi said suppressing the voice of students is anti-national act and government is making the students stronger by crushing them. Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja, JD(U) leader K C Tyagi and others also addressed the students who were gathered to protest against the arrests into the controversy. Earlier, some students showed black flags to Rahul Gandhi protesting his visit in the campus.
Meanwhile,Delhi government has ordered an inquiry into the JNU incident. In a tweet, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the city government has directed District Magistrate of concerned area to conduct an enquiry to find the truth. He said there are claims that JNU student leaders shouted anti-India slogans and counter claims that ABVP activists did it. Mr. Kejriwal said no anti-national activity should be tolerated under any circumstances and those who did it must be punished. The Chief Minister, however, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using police to target everyone. He also alleged that the Delhi Police is using dictatorial measures to harass the students over the ongoing row.
Earlier in the day, Left and JD(U) leaders had a meeting with Mr. Kejriwal over the issue and urged him to institute an independent magisterial inquiry into the matter. Meanwhile, ex-servicemen have threatened the JNU administration saying that they will return their degrees to the university if it allows anti-national activities in the campus. In a letter to University Vice Chancellor, the ex-servicemen of 54th NDA course said the patriotic retired Officers feel that the present activities in the campus negate the sacrifices made by the past degree holders.
The controversy interrupted over an event held in the University campus against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Delhi Police have arrested JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and others over the sedition charges. BJP has criticised political parties for politicizing the JNU issue. Briefing media in New Delhi, party leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said those involved in anti-national activities in JNU should not be spared.
