In wake of a resolution, adopted yesterday at a meeting of the Vice Chancellors with HRD Minister Smriti, saying the tricolour will fly on the campuses of all 46 central varsities “prominently and proudly” to signify a “strong India”,JNU students union the national flag should not only fly atop a 207-ft mast on university campuses but also at RSS headquarters in Nagpur.
JNU students union reiterated that their varsity already has a flag-post since decades.
“No wonder how anti-national JNU is branded as, the flag-post at the administration block has existed here since decades. But this ‘nationalism’ is not only needed in universities but there is also a need to replace the ‘saffron’ flag atop RSS headquarters in Nagpur with the national flag,” said JNUSU Vice President Shehla Rashid Shora at a press conference here today.
Ms Shehla frther added “RSS has always had a problem with JNU and every now and then this anti-national tag has been hurled at the university ever since the BJP government came to power. But we stand united and the varsity is very much national,”
The statement of Ms Smirti Irani is seen in the backdrop of JNU Student president Kanhaiya Kumar arrest following the alleged pro Afzal Guru activities at JNU Campus which was dubbed as anti-national.