While supporting the demand by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar to install a battle tank inside the campus, BJP leader and lok Sabha member Meenakshi lekhi said JNU student must take an oath of protecting the shine of India’s pride and nationality.
lekhi raised the issue during zero hours and criticised attempts to create a “controversy” following the call by the JNU V-C to install the tank.
She said, “Anti-India slogans like ‘India will be broken’ were raised inside the campus and such activities cannot be allowed to continue. It is very unfortunate. A controversy is being created following the V-C’s views. The JNU is run by tax-payer’s money. It is an insult of those protecting the border,” lekhi said.
Justifying the JNU V-C’s demand, she said replica of aircraft was installed at various places, including schools and students find them very interesting. “There was an aircraft in my son’s school. It was encouraging for the students. There is nothing wrong in the V-C’s demand,” she said.
On July 16, while participating in an event at the JNU to celebrate the Kargil Vijay Divas, requested Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh to install a tank inside the campus. The JNU V-C’s demand drew widespread criticism from a number of political parties as well as some students of the university.