ABVP Calls for Counter-Protest, Asks Left-Wing To “Stay out of DU”

Catch all the live updates from the ‘DU Against Gundagardi’ protest here.

• Protesters flood “DU against ABVP gundagardi” demonstrations

• ABVP has called for a counter-demonstration on 2 March
• Gurmehar Kaur’s grandfather, Kanwaljeet Singh, said he stands by her
• Delhi Police lodged an FIR based on Gurmehar’s complaint
  
• She has left Delhi following harassment over her anti-ABVP campaign
  
• Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met L-G Anil Baijal to discuss the issue

ABVP Calls for a Protest on 2 March

ABVP has called for a counter-protest on 2 March. The aprty announced that it will carry out a peaceful demonstration.

... And we wish that the Left-wing does not enter our campus and does not speak of separating the nation in the name of freedom of speech and expression.

Ankit Singh Sangwan, DUSU Secretary

The Quint's 360° View of the Protests

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Shatrughan Sinha Reacts

BJP MP and former actor Shatrughan Sinha seemed to advocate for free speech:

Democracy jo humare khilaf hain,wo dushman nahi hain. Sabko apni rai rakhne ka adhikar hai. Agar aap sehmat nahi ho,violence tareeka nahi hai. (Everyone has the right to put forth their views, if you don’t agree, violence is not the answer).

Phogat Sisters Enter Debate

Last night, Babita Phogat’s tweet was her entry into the debate about Gurmehar Kaur and the protests at DU.

Jo aapne desh ke haq m bat nhi kar sakti uske haq m bat karna thik h kya??? https://t.co/t4Xb0AELHi

— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) February 27, 2017

The Phogat sisters suggest voices ‘against’ the nation cannot be tolerated:

If you speak against the nation, people will obviously not like it. Irrespective of gender, the person won’t be spared.

Gita Phogat

Her sister, Babita added today:

Gurmehar Kaur’s view that her father was killed by war and not Pakistan was wrong for me. It’s against our nation and martyrs.