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How to make JNU more 'nationalist': here are 7 suggestions from Hindutva stable

Priyata Brajabasi 13 June 2017, 23:17 IST

How to make JNU more 'nationalist': here are 7 suggestions from Hindutva stable

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has become a political battleground since the protests held on 9 February last year. Hindutva outfits have worked overtime to present the University and its students as “anti-national”. The then JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and two other students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were arrested last year on charges of sedition for allegedly taking part in the event in which the controversial slogans were raised.

Since then several right wing leaders have been coming up with suggestions, including some rather bizarre ones, to “inculcate patriotism” among JNU students. Here are some of these suggestions:

Teach Sant Kabir to students who raise Azadi slogansInstall a battle tank Hoist the national flagJNU needs BSF camps and an anti-narcotics bureauRegular interactions between defense personnel and studentsStop funding JNUShut down JNU

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