In a veiled attack on Congress and the Left over their stand on the JNU row, the RSS on Sunday said some political leaders are “condoning anti-national acts instead of demanding action against them”.

Also, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited the JNU campus and accused the government of suppressing the students’ voice, the BJP claimed that the Congress leader was “siding” with anti-India forces which showed the frustration and confusion in its ranks. Terming as “serious” students engaging in “anti-India activities” on the campus of a Central university and some teachers supporting them, senior RSS leader Manmohan Vaidya tweeted: “At the expense of exchequer money, instead of studying, students are involving themselves in anti-India activities and some teachers are supporting them.”

Mr Gandhi and Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D. Raja had on Saturday met the students on the campus who are protesting against the sedition case slapped on the president of the JNU students’ union Kanhaiya Kumar. When asked about their visit to the campus, Mr Vaidya said, “Instead of condemning and demanding strict action against antinational activities, some political leaders are condoning the act.”

The RSS leader also attacked the Left for leading the recent “pro Afzal Guru” demonstrations on the JNU campus. Guru was hanged following his conviction in the Parliament attack case.

“Left led demonstrations at JNU in support of a terrorist convict, coupled ‘with anti-Bharat’ slogans on placards is a matter of grave concern,” Mr Vaidya said.

Attacking Mr Gandhi over his visit to the JNU, BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma said, “Rahul Gandhi is confused and Congress is frustrated. It is indeed height of negative politics that Congress has sided with anti-national forces to target the government... After anti-India slogans were raised and terrorists hailed as martyrs in JNU, Congress leaders were questioning why the government was not taking any action. Now the action is being taken, so they are opposing it.”