Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha has hit out at his own party once again, this time over the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar, who hails from Begusarai district in Bihar.
In a series of tweets, the actor-turned-politician asserted that the JNUSU president had said nothing anti national or against constitution".
Have heard transcript of speech of Kanhaiya, our Bihar boy president of JNUSU. He has said nothing anti national or against constitution.— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) February 17, 2016
Hope wish and pray that he's release soon, sooner the better...— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) February 17, 2016
Sinha termed the ongoing issue at JNU as a crisis "for reasons best known to politicians."
JNU is going through a crisis for reasons best known to politicians. It is an institution of international repute, enviable record &history.— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) February 17, 2016
He urged the government to save the "seat of learning for some of India's brightest young minds" from "further embarrassment".
It is a seat of learning for some of India's brightest young minds & also some very respectable teachers. Save it from further embarrassment— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) February 17, 2016
We need to be very cautious while making sweeping statements maligning an institution. They are our own children and our own students.— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) February 17, 2016
If students, teachers or politicians make accusations, they need to be prepared to substantiate them with hard facts that they can stand by.— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) February 17, 2016
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