January 06, 2025 12:26 pm (IST)
Follow us:
Anti-national slogan-posters at JU: VC Suranjan Das meets Governor
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU)'s Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das and registrar Pradeep Ghosh on Friday met West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to discuss on the present unrest situation at the university.
After meeting the Governor, JU VC Suranjan Das told the media, "We discussed with the Governor and university's Chancellor Keshari Nath Tripathi. He has sought a report from me. I will definitely submit it before him following the Executive Council (EC)'s meeting, which will be held on Monday."
"Jadavpur University has a tradition to maintain autonomy. Our campus is a place for debate and discussion. We always practice freedom of expression and freedom of speech here," he added.
When he was asked on the controversial slogan-posters at the university, Das said, "If few fringe elements shouted some 'unfortunate' slogans, the entire JU community should not be put on blame. Our students told me that they did not shout any anti-national slogan that day."
"This is not a tradition of Jadavpur University to file an FIR against its students. Our university has own rules and regulations, by which we will solve this problem," Suranjan Das further said.
Meanwhile, appealing for an immediate action into the JU issue, BJP's national secretary Rahul Sinha on Friday met the Governor and put forward his demands.
Protesting against the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, few students of Jadavpur University on Tuesday held a torch rally in the city, where slogans in favour of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and separatist Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani were raised.
A day after the incident, few posters against the hanging of Afzal Guru and 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon were also spotted on Wednesday inside JU campus. Posters demanding freedom for Kashmir, Nagaland and Manipur were also found there.
The JNU is currently facing protests and counter protests with the police cracking down on students over the anti-India slogans raised earlier to mark the death anniversary of Parliament Attack convict Afzal Guru on its campus in the national capital.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Bihar: Police detain Prashant Kishor who is sitting on indefinite hunger strike supporting students
Mon, Jan 06 2025
French Carrier Strike Group visits India to strengthen naval ties
Sun, Jan 05 2025
Bangladesh: Interim government cancels training programme for 50 judges in India amid strain in ties
Sun, Jan 05 2025
Audit reveals lavish spending on Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence, sparks ‘Sheesh Mahal’ controversy
Sun, Jan 05 2025
PM Modi inaugurates 13-km stretch of Namo Bharat corridor connecting Sahibabad in UP with Delhi's New Ashok Nagar
Sun, Jan 05 2025
3 killed as Coast Guard chopper crashes in Gujarat's Porbandar
Sun, Jan 05 2025