Suspecting terror aid to students, probe underway, says Bassi on JNU row

His predecessor, Prakash Karat, too hit out Delhi Police saying the developments show that the cops followed Centre’s direction by not acting against those responsible for the attack.

“Anyone who is indulging in slogan shouting which tends to impact the integrity of our nation and can excite others to lead to the breakdown of public order are required to be brought before the court for dispensation of justice in the matter”, Bassi said.

The Patiala House court premises witnessed high drama on Monday with BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma thrashing a man inside Patiala House court complex just before Kanhaiya Kumar was to be produced in connection with the sedition case filed against him. Khalid has been absconding since the incident took place at JNU.

“As soon as I got to know about the scuffle, particularly with journalists, I asked my officers to register a case and instructed the concerned DCP to expedite the investigation”, the Police Commissioner said on the sidelines of the 69th Raising Day Parade of Delhi Police.

Pakistan has one administered area, and India another – China also controls a small part – with two of the three wars fought between the two countries since Partition in 1947 being over the contested territory.

In the memorandum to the Supreme Court, the journalists said Delhi Police did nothing even as “brutal assault” was unleashed by lawyers on mediapersons including, on women scribes, in and outside the court room.

Yesterday, violence broke out in the Patiala House court complex when groups of lawyers thrashed journalists and students and teachers of JNU while the political slugfest over the arrest of Kanhaiya snowballed with BJP chief Amit Shah targeting Rahul and Sonia Gandhi on the issue. “The constitution guarantees freedom of speech, but such freedom does not mean people can support secession”, Akbar said.

Guru was hanged for a 2001 parliament attack, but rights activists said he was not given a fair trial. Kumar, a left-leaning student leader, was held amid allegations that anti-India slogans were used at the demonstration. In a startling report, as many as 10 Kashmiri students had entered the campus of the varsity on February 7 to plan the whole event of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru glorification meet. Journalist unions accused police of standing by during the attacks.