JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday compared the alleged onslaught on varsities with Gujarat riots alleging both of them were carried out “with support” from state machinery. He stressed that there is a fundamental difference between “emergency” and “fascism”.
Asserting that there is a difference between 2002 riots and 1984 Sikh massacre Kanhaiya alleged that Gujarat violence was carried out through state machinery while the other was caused due to mob frenzy.
There is a difference between emergency and fascism. During the emergency, goons of only one party were engaged into goondaism. In this (fascism), entire state machinery is resorting to goondaism. There is a difference between riots of 2002 and 1984 Sikh riots.Kanhaiya Kumar, President, JNUSU
He added that no intellectual is defending the Modi regime.
“Today is an Era of Islamophobia”
Noting the present time is an era of “Islamophobia” , Kanhaiya underscored a need for understanding history first before reaching a conclusion on any issue.
Today it’s an era of Islamophobia. Leave aside the words of terrorism and terrorist. The moment these words will come to your mind, imprints of face of a Muslim person will be there in your mind. This is Islamophobia.Kanhaiya Kumar, President, JNUSU
Kanhaiya was addressing a gathering during a panel discussion on “Voices of Azaadi” during the “Jashne-e-azaadi” festival which was organised to celebrate the birth anniversary of the late historian Professor Bipan Chandra.
The celebration comes at a time when JNU students have kick-started a “nationalism and azaadi debate” across the country after it came under attack for an event on campus against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.
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