Perpetrators Of JNU Violence Should Be Arrested Within 24 Hours, Says P Chidambaram
He also questioned the Delhi Police's action on the incident and demanded that the commissioner be held accountable
Mumbai: Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram demanded that the perpetrators of violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) be identified and arrested within 24 hours. He was addressing a press conference here on Monday.
Chidambaram said, “We demand that the perpetrators of violence be identified and arrested within 24 hours and brought to justice. We also demand that accountability on officers be fixed and action is taken immediately.”
He also said that it was ‘the most disgusting act of impurity’ that has been seen in recent times.”Nothing could be more shocking and embarrassing than this.”
He also questioned the Delhi Police’s action on the incident and demanded that the commissioner be held accountable.
Chidambaram said, “Does the Delhi Police have no intelligence about this planned attack? If not, their intelligence was pathetic, if they do, it is a failure of responsibility. The Police Commissioner should be held accountable”.
He also encouraged the youth to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said that it is his desire to see the youth leading the movement.
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“We are grateful that students and youth are at the forefront of the protest. It boosts our spirits and aspirations when we see thousands of young men and women standing for freedom, equality, equal protection of laws, pluralism, secularism and constitutional ethics,” he said.
On Sunday evening, more than 18 students of the university, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, were injured and taken to AIIMS Trauma Center when a masked mob entered JNU and attacked them and professors with sticks and rods.
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The JNU administration and political leaders, while cutting across political lines, had condemned the attack on the students and urged the police to take action against the culprits.
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