Govt trying to 'destroy' Constitution: JNU alumni

Several Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni, including former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the violence at the university, alleging that the government is trying to "destroy" the Constitution.

Addressing students at an alumni meet at the university, Yechury sought to know why FIRs were registered against JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh and alleged that it was an afterthought.

"We are defending the Constitution and if there is any anti-national, it is the government which is trying to destroy the Constitution," the Communist Party of India(Marxist) general secretary said.

Kumar, who is a CPI leader and a former JNUSU president, said, "JNU always talks about issues that are not even reported. The government has made a mistake. They have chosen an enemy that is intelligent and studious."