JNU slogans row: Students raise controversial calls against PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah after SC denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

NEW DELHI: A group of JNU students raised controversial slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on campus after the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 riots conspiracy case.According to a purported video of the protest, which was held on Monday night, slogans condemning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were raised.Aditi Mishra, Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president, said that every year, students hold a protest to condemn the violence which occurred on the campus on January 5, 2020.

"All of the slogans raised in the protest were ideological and do not attack anyone personally.

They were not directed towards anyone," Mishra told PTI.Meanwhile, a senior police officer said no complaint has been received regarding the slogans.On January 5, 2020, violence broke out on the JNU campus when a mob of masked men stormed three hostels, attacking students with sticks, stones, and iron rods, and damaging windows, furniture, and personal belongings. At least 28 people, including JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos reigned on the campus for nearly two hours.The Delhi Police had come under attack for not acting when the mob was running riot on the campus, and especially for naming student union leaders, including Ghosh, in the two FIRs related to vandalism on the campus. (With agency inputs)