JNUSU to keep protesting against fundamentalist forces who disturb communal harmony: Aishe Gosh

JNUSU will keep protesting against such fundamentalist forces who disturb the communal harmony in the country or elsewhere, Aishe Gosh said.

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Gosh has accused the right-wing forces of "distorting speeches" of the students' body members and said it will keep protesting against fundamentalist forces. The comment from her on the protest came after a video surfaces on various social media platforms showcasing JNUSU vice-president Saket Moon demanding reconstruction of Babri Masjid during a protest.

It must be noted that on December 6, the JNUSU had organised a harmonious march to commemorate the death anniversary of BR Ambedkar and to mark the 29 years of demolition of Babri Masjid. In the video, Moon was seen purportedly heard saying, "Compensation has to be awarded. It has to be accepted that the demolition of Babri Masjid was wrong and it should be reconstructed."

Soon after the video, the criticism poured from various quarters. BJP leader Kapil Mishra, in a video uploaded on Twitter, stated that "those who want Babri Masjid to be reconstructed have a toxic mindset".

However, JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh tweeted, "Distortion of our speeches is not going to change the fact that the right-wing forces RSS/BJP/VHP assaulted the secular fabric of this country. JNUSU will keep protesting against such fundamentalist forces who disturb the communal harmony in the country or elsewhere."

Satish Chandra Yadav, general secretary of JNUSU, said, "The JNUSU did not raise the demand. He had talked about how the court has accepted that the demolition of Babri Masjid was wrong and had said that it should be constructed again."

While clarifying his stand on the same, Moon tweeted that a section of his speech "was being circulated by RSS-BJP affiliates on social media, with the usual claims of anti-national activities. However, the complete video of the speech shall clarify matters further."

He said that he had started a public petition to the Chief Justice of India over the Babri Masjid demolition a year ago. Sharing the petition, he said that "it clarifies and reflects the position I still hold and have articulated".

Read More:

• ABVP stages protest at Osmania University against fee hike

• PUTA stage protest over delay in implementation of UGC pay scales

• 'Government may consider institute keen to take lead in setting up of cooperative University'

• Online to Offline: These Colleges Plan a Switch in Class Mode