Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Chief Security Officer, Naveen Yadav, has requested the Delhi Police to file an FIR regarding objectionable slogans aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on the university campus. Left-wing student groups raised these slogans during an event commemorating the 2020 attack on JNU students and teachers.
Yadav, in his letter to the Vasant Kunj SHO, highlighted that the gathering initially seemed focused on the attack’s anniversary, with around 30-35 students present. However, the atmosphere changed when news of the Supreme Court’s rejection of bail pleas for former students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots case was announced.
The CSO expressed concern over the provocative slogans raised, stating they were against democratic dissent, violated the university’s Code of Conduct, and could disrupt public order and campus safety. He emphasized that the Security Department officials were monitoring the situation closely and urged the police to take action under relevant sections of the law.
The incident occurred following the Supreme Court’s bail denial to the former JNU students, leading to a protest by 30-40 students from various student associations, chanting anti-government slogans at the campus, including “Modi-Shah ki kabra khudegi, JNU ki dharti par.”
