The vice-chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU) Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday mentioned that “outsiders” had been probably concerned in defacing partitions contained in the campus with anti-Brahmin slogans. She mentioned no person can use JNU to unfold hatred in opposition to any group.
“It has come to our data that outsiders may need come and executed this. We’re pondering of how we will take precautionary measures in order that such incidents don’t happen in future,” she was quoted saying by information company PTI.
A number of partitions of the JNU’s College of Worldwide Research (SIS)-II had been defaced with graffiti scribblings of discriminatory slogans in opposition to members of Brahmin and Baniya communities.
The slogans had been discovered on the partitions of the College of Worldwide Research-II constructing. ‘Return to Shakha’ was written on the wall of the chambers of a number of Brahmin professors together with Nalin Kumar Mohapatra, Raj Yadav, Pravesh Kumar and Vandana Mishra.
The incident sparked controversy as images of slogans went viral on social media platforms. Author and lyricist Manoj Muntashir mentioned in a self-made video that Brahmins are going through stereotypes of being ‘grasping and depraved’.
Union minister Giriraj Singh additionally commented on the incident earlier and alleged that the so-called “tukde tukde gang” was doing their utmost to divide the nation.
‘Tukde-Tukde’ is a time period usually utilized by right-wing events to assault the opposition, notably Left and Left-backed outfits in addition to those that assist them.
The vice-chancellor termed the incident unlucky and mentioned additional inquiry is underway. The college authorities additionally issued an announcement condemning the incident and blaming ‘unknown parts’ behind the defacement of the campus. The partitions had been white-washed inside 24 hours.
“The incident that befell of the defacement of our partitions within the College of Worldwide Research was very unlucky and an enquiry is underway. Instantly the partitions had been whitewashed and cleaned inside 24 hours,” Pandit mentioned.
She additional mentioned that JNU can’t be used as a spot to unfold discrimination and hatred in opposition to any group.
The college requested all its centres to put in CCTV cameras and notified that there shall be solely a single entry and exit factors.
(With company inputs)
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