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New Delhi, Feb 15: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union Vice President Shehla Rashid delivered a fiery speech to nearly 4,000 students and activists in the JNU campus protesting against the witch-hunt launch by Delhi Police under the instruction of Ministry of Home Affairs. Shehla lashed out at the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of deliberately targeting the University for ideologically countering the “saffronisation and commercialisation” of the nation. (ALSO READ: JNU Row: Dear BJP, you NEED to learn how to deal with student protests)
Right-wing trolls on social media have questioned the national loyalty of the JNU students, most of them saying, “JNU students study on taxpayers’ money, yet their hearts beat for China and Pakistan.” Reacting to spree of ‘taxpayers’ money’ jibe all over the internet, Shehla said, “Yes we study on taxpayers’ money and that’s why we are determined to save the nation…We are not anti-national. We are fighting those who are anti-nationals. They include those who try to divide the nation of communal grounds, who slaughter people on the issue of beef, love jihad, etc…anti-nationals are those who indulge in casteism and lead to the death of our brother Rohith Vemula…anti-nationals are the ones who shamelessly pen off the policies of the nation according to the whims and fancies of the 1 per cent influential corporate sector. They are anti-national who remain unmoved by the death of farmers, and the deteriorating condition of labourers, but leave no stone unturned to suit benefit their Adanis and Ambanis.”
Here is the full video of the passionate speech made by Shehla Rashid to a strong crowd of nearly 4,000 people in JNU campus:
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