New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the government of unleashing “state-sponsored terrorism” in campuses across the country and said the violence in the JNU campus reminded it of the Nazi rule.
Demanding a judicial probe into the violence that erupted in the JNU campus on Sunday evening, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the enquiry should look into the role of the government, the JNU administration and the Delhi police.
He accused the BJP government of harbouring enmity with youth of the country as it accused the JNU administration of being complicit in the violent attack on Sunday night. It also alleged that the Delhi Police remained a mute spectator when students were being attacked by armed miscreants. “We demand a comprehensive judicial probe into the entire violence at JNU campus by a sitting judge,” Surjewala told reporters, adding that it should also look into the role of the Home ministry, JNU administration and the Delhi police. “The entire country witnessed state sponsored terrorism and ‘goondaism’ yesterday on the JNU campus when nearly 300 masked goons, brandishing sledgehammers, iron rods and other weapons, created mayhem between 6-9 pm last night,” he alleged.
The Congress leader alleged the entire ‘goondaism’ happened under the watch of the JNU administration as also the Delhi police which is directly controlled by Home Minister Amit Shah.
“The JNU administration was complicit in the attack by ‘goondas’ at JNU campus,” he alleged.
“What is the enmity that you have with students and the youth of India Modi ji and Amit Shah ji, that’s the question the INC and the people of India ask. Why are you torturing, suffocating, subjugating the youth of India under your autocratic rule. The more you suppress voice of the youth, more emboldened it will become,” Surjewala told reporters. (PTI)
HRD Ministry meets univ officials
The HRD Ministry met officials from the JNU administration on Monday and took stock of the situation on the campus following Sunday’s violence, even as Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar skipped the meeting.
It was attended by the JNU registrar, proctor and other admin officials who briefed the ministry officials on the sequence of events that unfolded on the campus and the measures taken to restore normalcy.
“HRD Secretary Amit Khare held a meeting with team of JNU authorities, including Pro-VC Chintamani Mahapatra, Registrar Promod Kumar, Rector Rana Pratap Singh and Proctor Dhananjay Singh, today. The secretary held detailed discussion with them and was also briefed about the current situation in JNU,” a HRD Ministry official said. The Left-controlled JNUSU and ABVP blamed each other for the violence. (PTI)
