Vice Chancellor: “90% of JNU students are apolitical; those who practised politics were imprisoned”

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 7th July. According to Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Wednesday, 90% of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are apolitical, and only 10% are “troublemakers” who believe they can advance their political careers at the university.

Regarding the recent clashes at the JNU, Pandit stated in an interview with PTI that although it is a politically engaged campus, it is not a place for violence and that those who want to become politicians should run for office elsewhere.
“90% of the students are unaffiliated with politics. Only 10% of people cause trouble. They believe that the JNU can help them advance their political careers. The JNU is where political careers are interred. You are aware that all those responsible for the previous incident are currently incarcerated “said Pandit.

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“What’s the point of wasting time? Go outside and run for office if you want to be a politician. Who is holding you back? India is a liberated nation. You’ve come here to learn and to study. You all come from underprivileged backgrounds. Your family depends on you to get a good job and leave the house “she said.

Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Natasha Narwal, and Devangana Kalita were among the JNU students and graduates who were detained for allegedly conspiring to start the 2020 Delhi riots under the strict Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
While Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam remain in custody, Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita were later released on bail.

In 2016, over a campus protest, Kanhaiya Kumar and Khalid, who were then JNU students, were detained by the Delhi Police for their alleged involvement in the sedition case.

Later, they were freed on bail.

The university has recently seen a number of incidents of violence involving Left-affiliated student groups and the student organization Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad of the RSS (ABVP).

Due to an alleged overabundance of non-vegetarian food served to Ram Navami in the mess, two groups of students got into an altercation at the university’s Kaveri Hostel in April of this year.
On January 5, 2020, a group of masked men stormed the campus and went after students in three hostels. They caused havoc by hitting residents, smashing windows, furniture, and personal items, and wreaking havoc with sticks, stones, and iron rods. Aishe Ghosh, president of the JNU Students’ Union, was among the at least 28 people hurt during the nearly two hours of utter chaos on campus.
Pandit urged students to engage in political activism and hold discussions, but not to use violence.
“Engage in political activity, engage in discussion, but avoid physical violence. There were no such protests earlier. But now that there are two equally powerful groups, they result in clashes “She spoke.

“The two groups’ leaders believe they have what it takes to lead India as prime minister. PM was a pracharak, not a JNU student. Ambitions are admirable, but violence has no place at JNU. I’m not saying you shouldn’t have a discussion. Talk and debate, but avoid being abusive to one another “Added she.