Raja said late Friday night he got a call from a man who spoke in Hindi and asked him why he was “fighting” with BJP and ABVP. “A handful of people gather and raise slogans like “Pakistan Zindabad” and “Bharat ki barbadi tak, jang rahegi jang rahegi'”.
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His remarks came after the JNU students’ union president was arrested in a sedition case over a protest event at the campus against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru – which sparked massive outrage among students.
BJP accused Rahul Gandhi of “insulting” the nation for charging the government with suppressing students’ voice in the JNU row and alleged that he was supporting “anti-national” forces and speaking the voice of LeT founder and terrorist Hafiz Sayeed.
The BJP president termed the alliance between his party and the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) a historic one and said it will go a long way in ensuring development in the state. “It is anti-national and Rahul Gandhi had gone to support them”, BJP national secretary Srikant Sharma told IANS.
He said that Rahul remained silent when anti-India slogans were raised in JNU and when police took action then he rushed to JNU to use students as a tool for political benefits.
“They were present because they are members of students union or groups but that does not mean they were involved in it. We have demanded that Kanhaiya be released and the home minister has assured us that no action will be taken against any innocent student”, he added.
Invoking Adolf Hitler, Gandhi said that suppressing voice by the Nazi ruler left Germany in rubbles. “It shows how low the party can stoop to for political interests”, said Sharma. “No country in this world would give fundamental rights to those having a divisive mindset”, he added while taking potshots the Opposition for playing politics on the issue. It is an insult to our martyrs and armed forces who sacrifice their lives on the border and will boost the morale of anti-national forces.
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“Prime Minister Narendra Modi should intervene in the matter and free the JNU from such elements”, he said.
