The Delhi Police have launched a preliminary investigation into the controversial sloganeering by a group of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The police confirmed on Wednesday that a complaint had been received from the Chief Security Officer of JNU at the Vasant Kunj North police station.
"A complaint from the Chief Security Officer, JNU, was received at PS Vasant Kunj North regarding sloganeering against the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister on the JNU campus. The matter is being examined for necessary action," a police official said, as quoted by ANI.
Earlier, the university had requested the police to file an FIR against students who allegedly raised "objectionable, provocative, and inflammatory slogans" during a protest on Monday night.
According to the university’s security department, the protest was organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the violence at JNU on January 5, 2020.
"The slogans, which were clearly audible and repeated, were deemed a direct contempt of the Supreme Court and a violation of the JNU Code of Conduct," it said in a report submitted to the University Proctor.
The report noted that around 30 to 35 students were present at the event. While the gathering began peacefully, the tone shifted significantly after the Supreme Court’s denial of bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
"The slogans raised were clearly audible, deliberate, and repeated, indicating intentional, conscious misconduct rather than spontaneous or inadvertent expression. The act reflects a willful disregard for institutional discipline, the established norms of civil discourse, and the peaceful academic character of the University campus," the report added.
The Supreme Court had denied bail to both Khalid and Imam, stating that there was a prima facie case against them under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
A purported video of the JNU protest, shared on social media, showed some students raising controversial slogans such as "Modi-Shah ki kabar khudegi" inside the campus.
