New Delhi:
Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on Monday talked to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal
and requested him to call representatives from Jawaharlal Nehru University
(JNU) for discussions, officials said.
The telephonic conversation between the home minister and the
LG came a day after masked men indulged in violence on the JNU campus.
“The home minister spoke to the LG and
requested him to initiate discussions with representatives from the JNU,”
an official said.
Yesterday, the home minster had spoken to Delhi Police chief
Amulya Patnaik and ordered an inquiry into the incident. The Home Ministry has sought a report from the Delhi
Police.
Violence broke out in JNU on Sunday night as masked men armed
with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the
campus, prompting the administration to call in police which conducted a flag
march.
At least 28 people, including JNU Students’ Union president
Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos prevailed on the campus for nearly two hours.
Violence broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night as masked
men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged
property on the campus.
Meanwhile, the
CPI (M) on Monday demanded immediate
sacking of JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, alleging that he allowed
rampage against students to continue on the university premises.
“The Vice Chancellor, who has been instrumental in
systematically undermining and dismantling the country’s premier university,
had permitted this rampage to go on unchecked for hours. The Vice Chancellor
should be sacked for this complicity in permitting this attack. “The President of India as the Visitor of the
University must immediately sack the Vice Chancellor and ensure that normalcy
prevails in the campus,” it said in a statement.
Union Environment Minister Prakash
Javadekar condemned the attack on students and teachers in JNU and accused
the Congress, AAP and left parties of creating an atmosphere of unrest in the
country.
“I condemn the violence which took place last night in
JNU. Some elements from Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and the Left are deliberately
trying to create an atmosphere of violence and unrest in the country,
especially in universities. This should be investigated,” Javadekar
tweeted.
The Delhi Police has registered a case against unidentified people in connection with violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University, officials said. The case has been registered under section of rioting and damage to property, they said. (PTI)
