ABVP Lodges Police Complaint Against JNU Professor Nivedita Menon

ABVP has accused prof Nivedita Menon of inciting students into ‘anti-national’ sloganeering in a police complaint.

JNU teachers & students form a human chain inside the campus to protest JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar’s arrest in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

The ABVP on Sunday lodged two police complaints – the first against JNU’s associate dean for giving permission for the 9 February event, and the second against professor Nivedita Menon for allegedly “justifying” pro-Afzal slogans raised at the same event.

According to a report in The Hindu, both complaints were signed by Saurabh Sharma of the ABVP who is also the joint secretary of the Jawaharlal Nehru Students’ Union (JNUSU). The complaint was lodged in Vasant Kunj police station. No FIR has been registered yet.

Sharma has accused professor Menon of trying to incite students into ‘anti-national’ sloganeering.

DSW knew about the anti-national activity which was going to be held on the campus. But he gave the permission despite knowing what was going to be happen. I have also lodged another complaint against Professor Menon because she gave speeches in support of the event.

<b>Saurabh Sharma, Joint Secretary, JNUSU</b>

Professor Menon who teaches at the School of International Studies at JNU said,

I don’t believe anything I said was anti-national.

<b>Nivedita Menon, JNU Professor</b>

The associate dean was unavailable for comments.

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