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Every newspaper, news channel or social media website has one underlined topic nowadays - JNUSU, so called 'Anti-nationalist' students union. Some called them 'Maoists', some called them 'Jihadis'. Personally, I have
never been to JNU campus and I don't
even know much about their student union. But I read many articles and saw
number of videos online to learn more about it, including Kanhaiya Kumar's
famous speech and Gyan Dev Ahuja's utterly ridiculous comments.
Going
through this data, I had a feeling that most people hate JNUSU
because they don't even clearly know what the protest was all about. People are
given judgments by media than information and facts. It is frequentative
denouncement of JNU by media that
resulted in such a strong hatred, not only for JNUSU but for whole university.
Some are arguing with a claptrap demand of shutting the JNU down, while some are
calling those protesters 'Terrorists'. Media is even provoking such
claims and organizing debates by taking Umer or Kanhaiya on it. Agenda for such
debates is pretty clear-TRP, by shouting as much as you can on them (JNUSU) and
make them to look like 'anti-nationals’.
I think it
makes sense to firstly understand their viewpoint and then argue with full
consciousness. It also make sense to understand the basic question 'why they did so' than 'how they dared
to do so'. Counting number of condoms and beer bottles is obviously not a way to gauge how anti-national they are. In-fact,
I believe no one involved still know who
are real nationalist and who are there with the rights to call people with
opposite ideologies as
'anti-nationalist'.
It is even
more embarrassing looking at those, who are supposed to fight for law and
justice, are busy in thrashing journalist, professors and students in
presence of Police and claiming it
'Nationalism'. What kind of nationalism is it..? Its none but hypocrisy. If
someone don't agree with those students, it is completely fine. Everyone can put opinions and arguments. Yes, I, on the other hand, don't support whatever slogans those protesters took on that day. But I don't and I won't find it anti-national if someone
puts a question on widely accepted
answer. Everyone is free to think.
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But during
all these matters, most surprising were ministries' cynical responses to the
issue. They have more faith in fake social media posts. Whereas, Prime minister chose not speak about it yet.
However,
many people are standing with JNU. Many oppose Kanhaiya Kumar's arrest and are
against government's approach. Now, Umer Khalid and Arnab Bhattacharya too
surrendered to Delhi police. I don't know how others see it, but I suggest to all
of those reading this article, be unbiased, keep all differences aside and think about it with a free mind.
People, please put
your opinions, ask questions, criticize others but please don't criminalize
others for having opposing ideology.
Jai Hind..!!!
