Anti-national forces wage psychological warfare protest in varsities: GD Bakshi
Protests being seen at several universities was psychological warfare' waged by anti-national forces.
Hyderabad: Major General G.D Bak-shi (retired) and Supre-me Court advocate Mon-ica Arora said at an event in Hyderabad on Sunday that the protests being seen at several universities was ‘psychological warfare’ waged by anti-national forces.
The event conducted by Jagruta Bharat saw many speakers attack the trend of protests at universities like the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jadhavpur University and the University of Hyderabad. They blamed blamed Comm-unist elements for instigating the protests. Ms Arora said that protests in JNU were because of Maoist elements.
Gen. Bakshi speaking to the audience, most of whom were youth, invoked the 1971 Indo-Pak war and said, “We divided Pakistan into two pieces, divide the remaining Pakistan into four pieces.” He compared the protests across universities to anti-India terrorism activities of Pakistan.
In an indirect attack on the protests taking place at the University of Hyderabad following the death of dalit PhD scholar Rohith Vemula, he said that NGOs, some intellectuals and other sections of society were trying to break India in the name of caste.
Attacking JNU students union Kanhaiya Kumar, Gen. Bakshi called him a traitor and said, “One was Hindu Lord Kanhaiya and one is this Kanahiya who conducted janaza for Afzal Guru for three years. When the university tried to stop it he acted brave and raised anti-India slogans. If he is so brave why is he now saying he did not raise those slogans?”
Andhra Bhoomi Editor M.V.R. Sastry, who presided over the event, said, “The anti-national protests and unnecessary problems being created by communist elements in universities will not affect Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s political career or the Bharatiya Janata Party but it is harmful for the country and national integrity.
Recently, students were beaten up in NIT Srinagar for flying the Indian national flag. It is necessary for people to speak out against such activities and the people who are proudly claiming that they are anti-nationals.”
He said people were angry at the “illogical and unnecessary protests.” He said the event is being conducted now as it was the time to speak out. “Communist ideology has been trashed by people in this country. Even in Kerala and West Bengal people have lost faith in communism. Now universities are the last bastions of communism.” he said.
Mr Sastry also attacked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his comments that capital punishment for terrorists Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat; he pointed out that both of them were sentenced during the Congress government.