Article 370: Protest at JNU over Union minister Jitendra Singh's event, JNUSU backs protesters

Jawahar Lal Nehru University students staged a vociferous protest on Thursday at an event attended by Union Minister Jitendra Singh against the scrapping of Article 370 provisions.

A heated exchange took place between groups of students from Left leaning outfits and the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). The groups also resorted to sloganeering.

Vice Chancellor of the JNU, which hosted the event, asserted that the varsity, like the rest of India, supported the abrogation of Article 370 provisions in "one voice".

The sloganeering outside the JNU convention centre, where the event was organised, did not went unnoticed by Singh who in a lighter vein termed it his "grand" welcome.

Singh, while delivering a speech on Article 370, said, "It was a grand welcome that resonated inside and outside (the convention centre). I feel gladdened. It means they have curiosity and enthusiasm to express themselves about Article 370."