The State Congress said that it would observe a ‘Freedom from Sanghvad Day’ on Monday in Madhya Pradesh, a day after the BJP observed Dhikkar Diwas in the State on Sunday.
The state BJP gears hold a state-wide protest on Sunday to condemn the shouting of “anti-national” slogans at JNU, the state Congress today said it would observe ‘Freedom from Sanghvad Day’ on Monday.
State Congress president Arun Yadav told reporters here the party would hold ‘Sanghvad se Mukti Diwas (Freedom from Sanghvad Day)’ on February 22.
Yadav, who staged an an-hour long dharna at his party office here on Saturday, alleged the students who raised the anti-national slogans were ABVP members and should be arrested. “Sangh Parivar was involved in anti-national sloganeering on the JNU campus and not (JNUSU president) Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been arrested,” he said.
Yadav and state chief spokesperson of the State Congress KK Mishra also Countered BJP’s criticism of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for “supporting anti-nationals” over the issue.
They said their leader Gandhi is a patriot and his family members, including father Rajiv Gandhi, attained martyrdom. He is being “hounded” by Sangh Parivar, they said. The Sangh Parivar double speaks on nationalism. Its political outfit, BJP, is hobnobbing for power with PDP and Akali Dal, which are known for their anti-national stand,” Mishra alleged.
State BJP chief Nandkumar Singh Chauhan, in a press conference shortly before the Congress leaders, said, “We strongly condemn the act of some people, who had raised anti-national slogans at JNU campus and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who supported these people in the name of freedom of expression.”