Delhi Police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) regarding a video that went viral on social media, allegedly depicting students chanting provocative slogans at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The FIR, registered under Sections 352 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code, pertains to assault, use of criminal force, and actions affecting public order. The video, shared online recently, shows students affiliated with Left-leaning groups chanting inflammatory slogans during a campus event.
The slogans in the video were deemed to be potentially disruptive to public peace by the police. They reportedly contained objectionable references aimed at the country’s political leadership. The incident occurred following a campus protest related to the judicial custody of former JNU students Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, both facing separate legal cases and seeking bail. The protest, which began peacefully, escalated into the use of provocative language captured in the viral video.
Left-wing student organizations at JNU, including the Democratic Students’ Federation (DSF), the All India Students’ Association (AISA), and the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), participated in the protest. The demonstration involved around 30 to 40 students who raised anti-government slogans at the ‘Guerrilla Dhaba’ on the university campus. The BJP criticized the Left-wing groups, associating the protest with the denial of bail to Khalid and Imam, labeling the protesters as part of the “tukde ecosystem” and branding them “urban Naxals.”
