NU campus row: Anti-national activities will not be tolerated, says Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Expressing his displeasure over anti-national acvities at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the government will not tolerate any anti-national activities in the country and anyone raising anti-India slogans or questioning the nation’s unity and integrity, will not be spared.

“Whatever is happening at JNU, I have given the required instructions and strict actions will be taken against them. We will not forgive them.

I have instructed the Delhi Police to take strongest possible action against those involved in the incident,” said Rajnath Singh.

Days after the outrage over a group of left-leaning students in Jawaharlal Nehru University organising a meet to mourn the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and JKLF cofounder Maqbool Bhat, another commemorative meeting was held at the Press Club of India in Delhi on Wednesday where anti-India slogans were raised.

The club reacted sharply as it came under attack for the event. It issued a showcause notice to the member in whose name the venue had been booked.

In a recent development, the Delhi Press Club management has filed a complaint at Parliament Street Police Station against the organiser of the event where pro-Afzal Guru slogans were raised.

“A case has been registered against SAR Geelani, the main organiser of the event. We are collecting evidence and will act accordingly,” DCP, Delhi said.

I have given necessary instructions to Delhi police commissioner about what happened in JNU: HM Rajnath Singh pic.twitter.com/Ohwzt335pJ

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Meanwhile, as the JNU administration ordered a disciplinary inquiry into the student protest, the Hurriyat Conference on Thursday criticised the move saying the students have neither committed any act of violence nor indulged in any illegal activity. “They have raised slogans against hanging of Mohammad Afzal Guru and in support of Kashmir’s freedom during a peaceful protest. Why is India, which claims herself as the largest democracy in the world, perturbed with such a small event?” hardline Hurriyat Conference spokesman Ayaz Akbar asked.