Afzal Guru

Arun Jaitley's spirited defence in Parliament - Top 10 quotes

Upping the ante against the opposition parties for 'politicising' JNU row, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday slammed the people who extended support to those who organised Afzal Guru event and shouted anti-Indian slogans. Here are the top 10 statements:-

Feb 25, 2016, 18:51 PM IST

Court rejects police plea seeking voice samples of Umar, Anirban

A court here on Thursday rejected the Delhi Police plea for voice sample of JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charges for allegedly raising "anti-India" slogans, sources said.

Feb 25, 2016, 18:38 PM IST

Delhi Police ran away from situation in JNU: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena today accused Delhi Police of running away from the situation in JNU, where students "challenged" law and order and said the issue indicated a law and order meltdown.

Feb 25, 2016, 16:54 PM IST

Chidambaram's remark on Afzal Guru will have negative outcome on Kashmir: BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy said that the Government of India must register a sedition case against Congress leader P Chidambaram.

Feb 25, 2016, 14:41 PM IST

Sitaram Yechury slams use of sedition act against JNU students

CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday slammed the government over the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) row saying that the sedition act should not have been used against students.

Feb 25, 2016, 14:33 PM IST

JNU incident expression of ''freedom from India'': BJP member Bhupendra Yadav

What has been happening in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is not "freedom of expression" but "expression of freedom from India," a BJP member told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, referring to campus events where students allegedly voiced support for Kashmiri separatists.

Feb 25, 2016, 14:21 PM IST

Afzal Guru's case was perhaps not correctly decided: P Chidambaram

At a time when a controversial event organised by a group of JNU students in support of executed terrorist Afzal Guru has unleashed a political storm in the country, former Home Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has raised serious doubts over the degree of his involvement in the 2001 Parliament attacks.

Feb 25, 2016, 10:41 AM IST

Will enter JNU campus and shoot the traitors, warns DUSU president

Two days after rallies were held at the Jantar Mantar in support of the sedition-accused JNU president Kanhaiya Kumar and his supporters for organising an event in support of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru, Delhi University Students' Union president Satender Awana has warned if no action is taken against those who had raised anti-India slogans he will shoot them.

Feb 25, 2016, 09:54 AM IST

Parliament debates JNU row, Rohith Vemula's suicide; Smriti Irani accuses Congress of 'political opportunism'

Heated exchange of words was witnessed in Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the raging JNU row and suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula was taken up for discussion.

Feb 24, 2016, 23:49 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi tweets Smriti Irani's speech in Parliament, says 'Satyamev Jayate'

Smriti Irani on Wednesday led the government's charge in Parliament saying that Kanhaiya Kumar and some other students had been found indulging in anti-national activities by the JNU authorities themselves.

Feb 24, 2016, 22:04 PM IST

Uneasy calm in JNU campus after surrender of two students

After two JNU students surrendered before police in connection with a sedition case, uneasy calm prevailed in the varsity campus on Wednesday amid confusion whether three more students will adopt the same approach.

Feb 24, 2016, 21:25 PM IST

Rohith Vemula-JNU debate: Powerful speech by Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha, says Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was all praises for HRD Minister Smriti Irani for leading government's charge in the Lok Sabha over JNU row and suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula.

Feb 24, 2016, 21:08 PM IST

Smriti Irani slams Congress over its education policy, cites book written by Teesta Setalvad

Leading government's charge in Parliament over JNU row and suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula, HRD Minister Smriti Irani slammed the Congress over its education policy.

Feb 24, 2016, 20:54 PM IST

When Smriti Irani's eyes welled up with tears during debate on Rohith Vemula's suicide

Sparks flew in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the raging JNU row and suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula was taken up for discussion, with Opposition accusing the government of muzzling the voice of the youth and "mercilessly crushing" the principles of democracy.

Feb 24, 2016, 19:30 PM IST

BJP MLA pulled up by Amit Shah for 'condoms and obscene dance in JNU' remarks

The BJP MLA who stoked controversy alleging that JNU was a hub of sex and drugs where over 3,000 used condoms and 2,000 liquor bottles were found daily, has been pulled up by party chief Amit Shah, as per a media report.

Feb 24, 2016, 19:06 PM IST

JNU row: List of questions that police asked Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya

JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who surrendered before the police last night, were arrested in the wee hours on Wednesday after being questioned for five hours.

Feb 24, 2016, 18:39 PM IST

'Family first, party next, nation last' is Congress' slogan, for us 'Nation first' - Watch Anurag Thakur's fiery speech in LS

During a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) row, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday asked Congress,"Is Afzal Guru a martyr or a terrorist?"

Feb 24, 2016, 17:49 PM IST

JNU's anti-national event mastermind Umar Khalid has Naxal links? Anti-Naxal wing reveals explosive details

In an explosive revelation, the anti-Naxal operations wing of Maharashtra has established the links of Umar Khalid with Left-wing extremists.

Feb 24, 2016, 16:12 PM IST

JNU row: ABVP stages protest march from Ramlila Maidan to Jantar Mantar against 'anti-national' slogans

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists staged a protest march from the Ramlila Maidan to Jantar Mantar on Wednesday afternoon to vent their ire over an event at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in which 'anti-national' and 'pro-Afzal Guru' slogans were allegedly raised.

Feb 24, 2016, 14:37 PM IST