A group of ruling BJP workers had a verbal spat and threatened students of Jyothi Nivas College (JNC) in Bangalore’s Koramangala.
The incident took place on Wednesday, 8 January, when a group of BJP workers put up a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act banner on the walls of the college without permission and demanded signatures.
When students questioned the illegally placed banner the group of BJP workers heckled women students.
It has been alleged that the BJP workers not only heckled students, but also the management who rushed to the scene.
Students were branded Nepali, some anti-national, some Pakistani and were asked to go to Pakistan.
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Can anyone in Bangalore initiate actions against these @BJP4India Goons?
All the way from the #jyotinivascollege kormanagala
These goons came in a decent way to provoke the students later when asked these people started to chant go to Pakistan
Why are students targeted??? pic.twitter.com/RdR4PGOBZr
— RiA D'Souza (@RiaRevealed) January 8, 2020
“BJP activists have threatened Jyoti Niwas College students saying they would support the CAA or repeat what happened in JNU Jamia. The shouts of “GO BACK TO PAKISTAN” (Move to Pakistan) were heard,” twitter account @dskannada wrote (translated from Kannada).
@fayedsouza CAA ಗೆ ಸಪೋರ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಇಲ್ಲವೇ JNU ಜಾಮಿಯಾ ದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದದ್ದನ್ನು ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ ಎಂದು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರು ಜ್ಯೋತಿ ನಿವಾಸ್ ಕಾಲೇಜ್ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯರಿಗೆ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿದ್ದಾರೆ. “GO BACK TO PAKISTAN” (ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿ) ಕೂಗುಗಳು ಕೇಳಿಬಂದವು. pic.twitter.com/Lm436SSfzq
— ದೂರದ ಸುದ್ದಿ (@dskannada) January 8, 2020
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The mobile phone recordings of the argument showed the BJP workers shouting at students.
“The police who reached on site did not take immediate action, instead were seen having tea with thugs,” a student claimed.
The college who wished to remain neutral over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have denied permission to both pro and anti CAA protests in and around the campus.
Congress MLA Sowmya Reddy spoke to the principal of the college after the incident.
Hats off to the students for standing up to these bullies for forcing them to support #CAA_NRC_NPR. Any further issue plz contact Shashidhar Koramangala police station
9480801625, 08022942570 or me. You can contact me too @deepolice12 @BlrCityPolice @srivatsayb @LavanyaBallal pic.twitter.com/Wg6QZaA9Lu— Sowmya Reddy (@Sowmyareddyr) January 8, 2020
Police is picketing outside the college even now so that the students are protested so that this doesn’t happen again. Thanks @DCPSEBCP for your support.
— Sowmya Reddy (@Sowmyareddyr) January 8, 2020