Indian gov't says anti-national activities won't be tolerated in universities
Xinhua, February 12, 2016 Adjust font size:
The Indian government Friday made it clear that it would not tolerate any anti- national activities on university campuses.
"Anyone who raises anti-India slogans or tries to put a question mark on nation's unity and integrity will not be spared," Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.
His comments came in the wake of a group of students recently raising anti-India slogans at a prestigious university in Delhi against the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
The Home Minister said he has instructed the Delhi Police to take stringent action against those involved in the incident on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University Tuesday.
"When someone is in the country and raises anti-national statements, raising questions on India's unity, diversity and sovereignty, then they won't be forgiven," he told the media.
Singh added: "What happened in Jawaharlal Nehru University was unfortunate and for that, I have already given the necessary instructions to the Delhi Police."
The police have already registered a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy against the students for shouting slogans against the Indian government for hanging Guru, a Kashmiri, in February 2014.
The university's vice-chancellor has also ordered a probe, saying the event was "an act of indiscipline." Endit