JNU seeks FIR against students over anti-govt slogans during protest

Protests and sloganeering were reported at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday evening, where Left-wing student groups raised anti-Modi and anti-government slogans during a gathering at “Guerilla Dhaba" on the campus.

Around 30–40 students, associated with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Students’ Federation (DSF) and All India Students’ Association (AISA), were present when the slogans were raised, on a day after the Supreme Court denied bail to former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case.

The protest coincided with multiple issues. January 5 marked six years since the January 2020 attack on students and teachers at JNU by masked assailants. The JNU Teachers’ Union (JNUTA) commemorated the day as a “brutal attack" and alleged that those responsible remain unidentified. The JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) organised a symbolic “Guerilla Dhaba" event to protest the 2020 violence.