Controversial slogans against PM, HM

The University ordered an internal inquiry, as the BJP leaders, including Union and Delhi ministers, expressed anger over the incident, alleging that the slogans reflected the “Urban Naxal mindset that is supported by Rahul Gandhi and the Congress”

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A protest at JNU sparked a controversy as objectionable slogans targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were allegedly raised over the denial of bail by the Supreme Court to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, prompting the university administration to seek an FIR in the matter.

A letter written by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration to the Delhi Police claimed that certain students raised “highly objectionable, provocative and inflammatory” slogans at an event Monday that were in direct contempt of the Supreme Court and reflect a “wilful disrespect for constitutional institutions and established norms of civil and democratic discourse”.

‘The University also ordered an internal inquiry, as the BJP leaders, including Union and Delhi ministers, expressed anger over the incident, alleging that the slogans reflected the “Urban Naxal mindset that is supported by Rahul Gandhi and the Congress”.