“Fascists In Control Of Nation”: Rahul Gandhi, Opposition On JNU Violence
New Delhi: After several masked goons broached Delhi’s Jawaharlal University campus, assaulting students and vandalising property, several top political leaders took to social media to share videos of the attack and condemn it. Several students, including Aishe Ghosh, the head of JNU Students’ Union or JNUSU and several professors were severely injured in the attack. The JNUSU claims the Delhi police “did nothing” to stop the violence and have alleged the involvement of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad or ABVP, the student body linked to the BJP, in the attack.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, urging the Delhi Police to “immediately stop violence and restore peace”. “How will the country progress if our students will not be safe inside univ campus?” he added.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted, condemning the attack, saying “the fascists in control of our nation, are afraid of the voices of our brave students”.
The Congress, in its official Twitter handle, also condemned the attacks, saying it was a “direct result of the BJP govt’s divisive politics”.
The Congress, in its official Twitter handle, also condemned the attacks, saying it was a “direct result of the BJP govt’s divisive politics”.
Senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, P Chidambaram and Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted over the attack, with Mr Chidambaram and Mr Surjewala claiming alleged inaction on the part of the police. Mr Chidambaram also said the violence “is an act of impunity and can only happen with the support of the government”.
Senior CPM leader Sitaram Yechury tweeted alleging “collusion between the administration and goons of ABVP to inflict violence on students and teachers”. Mr Yechury also shared a video of Ms Ghosh, the president of JNUSU, who has been taken to AIIMS.
