JNU row: BJP to observe 'condemnation day' on Feb 21 in MP

The people who shouted slogans in "support" of Afzal Guru and spoke "against" the motherland were "Aasteen ke Saap" .

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a Make in India event at BKC in Mumbai on Wednesday, Feb 17, 2016 Picture by Suryakant Niwate
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a Make in India event at BKC in Mumbai on Wednesday, Feb 17, 2016 <b>Picture by Suryakant Niwate</b>
Press Trust of India Bhopal
Last Updated : Feb 17 2016 | 7:54 PM IST
Amidst the raging controversy over shouting of "anti-national" slogans at the Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Jadavpur University, Madhya Pradesh BJP on Wednesday said it would observe 'Dhikkar Diwas' (Condemnation Day) against these incidents on February 21.

"We are going to observe Dhikkar Diwas across the state to protest against the traitors who shouted anti-national slogans like 'Pakistan Zindabad' at JNU and Jadavpur University," state BJP president Nandkumar Singh Chauhan said.

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The people who shouted slogans in "support" of Afzal Guru and spoke "against" the motherland were "Aasteen ke Saap" (treacherous), he said.
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First Published: Feb 17 2016 | 7:22 PM IST

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