The Congress on Tuesday demanded that the Supreme Court should ensure an independent investigation into the JNU episode that has triggered nationwide protests. “We will request the Supreme Court to ensure investigation by an independent agency into the (JNU) incident,” senior party leader Kapil Sabal said at AICC briefing. He said that the incident at Patiala court was a contempt of court and the Supreme court should order a thorough probe into the violence, which also involved a Delhi BJP MlA.
Trashing the sedition charges labeled against JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, the former Union minister wondered as to “how Delhi Police could move in the matter when no investigation was done by the university authorities”.
Questioning the role played by Delhi Police in the entire matter, Sibal said that the report of the Vice Chancellor “on who is involved in the matter should be out first and then only any action can be taken as per the law. It is because universities are autonomous institutions.” He added that the report should first go to the governing board of the university.
Sibal wondered why such charges were not pressed against senior BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj, who had hailed Godse and against BJP MlA from Goa Damodar Naik, who eulogised the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. He also wondered why sedition charges are not pressed against those in the Kashmir Valley, who raised anti-India slogans. “Is it because BJP is in alliance with PDP,” he asked.