JNU seeks FIR over objectionable slogans outside Sabarmati hostel

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NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has requested the police to register an FIR against students who allegedly raised “objectionable, provocative and inflammatory slogans” outside Sabarmati hostel on Monday night.

According to an official letter from the university’s security department, the incident occurred during a programme organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the violence that occurred in JNU on January 5, 2020. The programme, titled ‘A Night of Resistance with Guerilla Dhaba’, saw around 30-35 students gather outside the hostel.

“I have been directed to inform you that on 5th Jan 2026, at approximately 22:00 hours, a programme was organised outside Sabarmati Hostel, Jawaharlal Nehru University, by students associated with the JNUSU, ostensibly to observe the sixth anniversary of the violence that occurred in JNU on 5 January 2020, under the title “A Night of Resistance with Guerrilla Dhaba.” At the time of commencement, the gathering appeared to be limited to commemorating the said anniversary. The number of students present at the spot was approximately 30-35. The prominent students identified during the programme”, the letter said.

However, the nature of the gathering changed significantly after the Supreme Court’s verdict, with some students raising highly objectionable and inflammatory slogans. The slogans, which were clearly audible and repeated, were deemed to be a direct contempt of the Supreme Court and a violation of the JNU Code of Conduct.

“However, during the course of the programme, subsequent to the judicial verdict on the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the nature and tone of the gathering changed significantly. Certain students began raising highly objectionable, provocative, and inflammatory slogans. It is a direct contempt of the Honorable Supreme Court of India. The raising of such slogans is wholly inconsistent with democratic dissent, violate the JNU Code of Conduct, and have the potential to seriously disturb public order, campus harmony, and the safety and security environment of the University”, the letter stated.

“The slogans raised were clearly audible, deliberate and repeated, thereby indicating intentional and conscious misconduct rather than any spontaneous or inadvertent expression. The act reflects a wilful disregard for institutional discipline, established norms of civil discourse, and the peaceful academic character of the University campus”, the letter further added.

The university’s Chief Security Officer has requested the Station House Officer of Vasant Kunj (North) police station to lodge an FIR under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the incident.

“The act reflects a wilful disregard for institutional discipline, established norms of civil discourse, and the peaceful academic character of the University campus. At the time of the incident, officials from the Security Department were present at the site and closely monitored the situation. I have also been directed to request you to lodge an FIR under the relevant sections of BNS in the above incident.”, the letter stated.

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala on Tuesday slammed the reported sloganeering against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus. Condemning the slogans, he called Congress and Left parties an ‘anti-India urban Naxal gang”, alleging they prioritise individuals like Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam and their vote-bank politics over national security.

“This shows that they are an anti-India urban naxal gang which always keeps people like Umar and Sharjeel and their vote bank above national security…Be it Congress or Left or their ecosystem in JNU, they always stand with anti-India elements,” Poonawala said.

Besides Poonawala, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood also criticised the sloganeering against PM Modi and Amit Shah at JNU on Monday, calling the incident “unfortunate” and “condemnable.”

“This kind of sloganeering after rejection of the bail plea of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam is unfortunate and condemnable… Sharjeel Imam talked about cutting off the Chicken’s Neck corridor to separate Northeast India. Umar Khalid raised slogans of ‘Bharat tere tukde honge’… I consider this treason,” Sood told reporters.

These remarks came after a group of JNU students on Monday raised slogans against Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on campus, following the Supreme Court’s denial of bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.

Reacting to these developments, ABVP’s JNU unit vice-president Manish Choudhary claimed that slogans were raised on campus, stating that such sloganeering has become frequent.

“Yesterday, there were slogans raised in JNU. Such sloganeering at JNU is common now. ABVP-RSS have over crores of workers. Are they talking about digging the crores of garves of crores of workers? We welcome the order of the Supreme Court rejecting the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam,” he said.

Echoing similar concerns, Uttar Pradesh Minister Dayashankar Singh stated that while students study at JNU using public funds, some display what he described as a “foreign mindset,” adding that the country should remain vigilant toward such tendencies. “In JNU, they study with India’s money and hold a foreign mindset; the government should remain cautious of such people,” Singh said.

On Monday, the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case alleging a larger conspiracy behind the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. (ANI)

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