Rashidi Calls for Action After JNU Slogans, Also Targets Farooq Abdullah

New Delhi, October 25: Maulana Sajid Rashidi, president of the All India Imam Association, has said that Jawaharlal Nehru University has long been associated with controversies. He was reacting to a recent episode in which controversial slogans were raised on the JNU campus.

Rashidi told IANS that people who come out of JNU often consider themselves atheists or people who do not follow any religion. He said those who do not believe in any faith cannot remain loyal to anyone, and that their lives are no better than an animal's. He also claimed that such people do not give proper respect to mothers, sisters or wives.

He said it was natural for such slogans to come from them, since they follow the leftist ideology. Referring to recent events at Jantar Mantar, he claimed the Constitution had been torn apart and that abusive language was used against those holding constitutional posts.

Rashidi said abusive language could be used only by people from JNU, and that such people, whether in America or India, share a common goal of creating disorder, riots and civil war in the country, so that leftists can find a place and enter politics.

He demanded that the government act seriously, and said Neha Bora and Abhijeet Dipke should be detained and subjected to intensive questioning, claiming their links would be found with the ISI or the CIA. He cited American singer Mary Millben, who he said had stated that some people fund efforts to break the whole world, and that the CJP head was funded by them. He also referred to a statement attributed to Neha Bora about Bangladesh protests that led to regime change.

On a separate issue, Rashidi commented on remarks made by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah about Pakistan and Kashmir. He said such remarks amounted to sedition and described Abdullah as anti-national, citing terror attacks by Pakistan, including Pahalgam, Pulwama and Kargil. He said Abdullah, a former MP and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, should be sent to Pakistan.