Supporters of ABVP marched from Ramlila Maidan to Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to denounce “anti-nationals” and demand strong action against JNU students who allegedly raised “anti-India” slogans.
Supporters of ABVP marched from Ramlila Maidan to Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to denounce “anti-nationals” and demand strong action against JNU students who allegedly raised “anti-India” slogans.
Waving the tricolour, participants in the march raised slogans like “one who wants to live in Hindustan must chant Vande Mataram (Agar Hindustan mai rehna hoga, Vande mataram kehna hoga).” Targeting JNU, the protesters said, “Na Marxwad, na Maowad, sabse upar rashtrawad (No Marxism, no Maoism, above all is nationalism).”
Referring to the students who had raised “anti-national” slogans as “enemies of the state,” ABVP central working committee member Saket Bahuguna condemned the controversial event in JNU where alleged anti-national slogans were raised at a protest against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
“Under the garb of a cultural event, no one has the right to raise anti-national slogans. We support debate and dissent on any topic, but we cannot tolerate anyone raising slogans that threaten the unity of the country,” he said.
The ABVP activists also held up banners with messages such as “Our JNU, our pride — JNU for Nationalism” and “Desh ke gaddaro ko, goli maaro saaro ko (Betrayers of India should be shot to death).”
