Singh strongly opposed the defacement of a Swami Vivekananda statue on the JNU campus and said it showed the true intentions of the protestors
New Delhi: On Tuesday the protests by JNU students over hostel fee hike is “politically-motivated” and a reaction to the Modi government’s strong measures to stop such activities of those who wanted to make the institute a centre of “Urban Naxalism”, said Union minister Giriraj Singh.
While addressing reporters, Singh, known for his hardline views, he said the issue of fee hike is just an excuse as the fee charged by the JNU administration should be compared with that of the Delhi University and other central Universities.
Union Minister said “We have seen in the past that ‘tukde-tukde gang’ would raise slogans against India and commemorate the death anniversary of Afzal Guru.
Singh said “The Modi government has put a stop to these activities. The protests we are seeing now politically motivate and the fee hike issue is just an excuse,”.
Singh added one group of students is behind the agitation as they can no longer do whatever they could wish to do earlier. “Tukde-tukde gang” is a term the BJP uses against those who encourage anti-national sentiments.
Singh strongly opposed the defacement of a Swami Vivekananda statue on the JNU campus and said it showed the true intentions of the protestors.
On Tuesday the Delhi Police lodged two FIRs in connection with the protest by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students over the hostel fee hike.
On Monday hundreds of JNU students gathered the national capital, bringing several parts of the city to a halt. The students took out a protest march opposing the fee hike.
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