US Edition‘No Place for Labs of Hate’: How a Protest in JNU Turned Controversial
JNU administration announced disciplinary actions including suspension and expulsion after students raised slogans deemed provocative and disrespectful to constitutional institutions.
- On Tuesday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration vowed strictest action against students accused of raising provocative slogans targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, warning the campus must not become `laboratories of hate`.
- Students associated with the JNU Students' Union organised `A Night of Resistance with Guerrilla Dhaba` to mark the January 5, 2020 anniversary, with around 30-35 students including four JNUSU members gathering at about 10 pm on January 5.
- The university named several students, including JNU Students' Union president Aditi Mishra, while student leaders said slogans were ideological, not personal, despite videos showing calls for `digging of graves` of Modi and Shah.
- An FIR has been lodged and police opened a probe, examining CCTV and videos, while the university inquiry remains at a preliminary stage and students face suspension or expulsion, the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration said.
- Echoing a 2016 JNU controversy, political leaders sharply divided as BJP leaders label the campus a `den` for those wanting to `break the country`, while others call it protest or resentment.
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JNU vows strict action over objectionable slogans, FIR registered - The Tribune
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration took serious cognisance of objectionable and provocative slogans raised during a protest at the Sabarmati premises on campus and vowed the strictest action against students found involved.
‘No place for labs of hate’: How a protest in JNU turned controversial
JNU protests: A protest at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University has snowballed into a huge controversy, with students being accused of chanting provocative and objections slogans against Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. While a police complaint has been filed and the college administration has vowed action, including suspension, it has also become a political issue with the BJP and the Congress trading barbs
JNU warns of expulsion over slogans against PM Modi, Amit Shah; FIR filed against students
Emphasising that although freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental right, the university said that “any form of violence, unlawful conduct or anti-national activity will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
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