While JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar was produced in the court on Monday in Delhi, following his recent arrest on sedition charges, the holy city also felt the heat in the Rishikul Ayurvedic college with a professor writing on Facebook wall in his support.
Expressing solidarity with Kanhaiya on the social media, an associate professor of Panchkarma department of Rishikul Ayurvedic college, Alok Srivastava had to face the wrath of the BJP and the ABVP members on Monday who staged a protest inside the college. The political party and Council members were demanding his suspension. While the college administration has set an enquiry in the matter, no case has been registered against the professor.
An associate professor in Panchkarma department of Rishikul Ayurvedic College in Haridwar, Alok Srivastava, had commented on his facebook timeline over the burning Jawahar lal University issue. He allegedly supported Kanhiya Kumar who is president of student union in JNU and was recently arrested on sedition charges. After this post, the professor was targeted by the BJP Yuva Morcha and ABVP members.
The angry youths entered the premises of Rishikul Ayurvedic College on Monday noon and staged a protest in front of Principal office calling the professor ‘treacherous’. On getting the information, city police rushed to the spot and dispersed the protestors.
An active member of BJP Yuva Morcha Kishan Bajaj told The Pioneer, “The Professor targetted to make Rishikul Ayurvedic College as JNU campus, a stronghold of anti Indian activities. So is supporting Kanhiya Kumar and his activities. Yesterday he posted a comment saying that Kanhaiya had unveiled the BJP and RSS face and I fully support Kanhaiya. He also remarked against Modi calling him 10th pass. We cannot tolerate this from the professor and demand his suspension from immediate effect. We also gave an application to register a case of sedition against the professor.”
While the Principal of Ayurveidc college A N Pandey said, “It is a personal matter, whatever the professor has commented on facebook wall is his personal view. We are not able take any action against the professor until detailed enquiry report comes. The probe has been set in by our authorities.”
The Yuva Morcha also alleged that recently an ISIS operative was arrested from the college along with his laptop so the college campus was becoming a hot bed of anti-national activities which needed to the checked right at the beginning stage. A government employee must be cautious of his comments, alleged Bajaj.
Police also are investigating the matter on behalf of application which was given by the protesters to register a case. Haridwar chowki incharge Mahendra Singh Negi told Pioneer, “We have received an application against the professor. We are investigating the matter and are in constant touch with the professor. His security is being taken care of. No case has been registered so far.”