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JNU VC wants a battle tank on campus to instil 'love for Army' in students

'Bharat Mata ki' Jai slogans echoed the campus walls as participants took out a Tiranga yatra

JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar coming out of the office at JNU in New Delhi on Thursday after being gheraoed since Wednesday by students protesting over a missing varsity student Najeeb.Photo: PTI
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JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar coming out of the office at JNU in New Delhi on Thursday after being gheraoed since Wednesday by students protesting over a missing varsity student Najeeb.<b>Photo: PTI<b/>

BS Web Team New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday requested the government to procure a battle tank in the campus in order to instil “love for the Army” among students and remind them of the sacrifices the Indian Army makes, reported the Times of India.

This comes in the backdrop of JNU being at the centre of the controversy for alleged anti-India slogans in 2016 that led to students being arrested for sedition. 

Celebrating Kargil Vijay Diwas on the campus, the VC requested union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and General V K Singh to install an Army