Published 18:17 IST, August 17th 2019
BJP's Manoj Tiwari, Hans Raj Hans to headline patriotic songs program in JNU campus
On Saturday evening, BJP MPs and artists Manoj Tiwari and Hans Raj Hans are set to perform on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, on patriotic songs. Party leader Nirahua would be accompanying the two.
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On Saturday evening, BJP MPs and artists Maj Tiwari and Hans Raj Hans are set to perform on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, on patriotic songs. Party leer Nirahua would be accompanying two.
JNU is set to hold a program in remembrance of freedom fighters on Saturday, and Delhi BJP chief Maj Tiwari and rth West Delhi MP Hans Raj Hans would be in attendance at function as chief guests.
program organised by ABVP, student wing of RSS, is called 'ek shaam shaheedo ke naam' and comes days ahe of JNU elections for student body.
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A week ago, JNU was in news after anti-national slogans were heard yet again from within campus, this time against abrogation of Article 370 that withdraws special status provided to Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources informed that meetings were called to demand to bring back of Article 370 and 'Azi' slogans were allegedly raised. Article 370 provided special status to state and me way for Article 35 A that defined permanent residents of state, reby barring citizens from ar part of country from many facilities in state.
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In video accessed by Republic, a man was saying: "If it is your home, and I occupy it, it is an atrocity. Kashmiris will t accept this atrocity. When his culture will t be re, how will he show his face, what will he say on being asked who is he?" After this, Azi slogans were raised and slogans of 'Article 370 vapas lao' (bring back Article 370) was heard.
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In an attempt to make inros into Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, which has often voiced strong opposition against BJP, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national president Poonam Mahajan, on in July launched BJP membership drive on JNU campus in Delhi, saying that India's integrity is safe under leership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"We all need to strengn hands of Prime Minister by joining with maximum numbers.' Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas' is trition of our party," she said.
Calling JNU 'Ganga' of country, she said students come to institute from all over country ding that membership campaign wants in involve 'every common man' in country's development.
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" membership campaign is needed because we want to take along every common man. Our party believes in a fully democratic system," she said.
18:07 IST, August 17th 2019