Welcoming the arrest of JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar over an event in the university in which Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was allegedly hailed as a martyr, the BJP on Friday questioned the silence of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over the issue.
“BJP welcomes the arrest and hope that action will be taken against other accused too. There is a limit to everything,” party national secretary Shrikant Sharma said.
“On the one hand our soldiers are sacrificing their lives at the border and on the other hand, anti-India slogans are being raised in an institution like JNU and terrorists being hailed as martyrs. This is very unfortunate,” said the BJP leader.
Accusing Rahul and other Opposition leaders like Delhi and Bihar Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal and Nitish Kumar of doing politics over terrorism and Naxalism in the name of freedom of expression, he questioned their silence over the “sensitive” issue.
“Congress party is the mentor of all such people and it should speak on the issue,” he said.
The party also hit out at the silence of intellectuals over the incident.