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Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia lashed out at the government over the suicide of Rohit Vemula and sedition charges imposed on JNU students in a stormy budget session of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Here are his top quotes
# Sakshi Maharaj says Nathruam Godse is a desh bhakt. The man who killed the Father of the Nation is a patriot for this govt and a student against whom no case can be established has been booked under sedition.
#Journalists, students were beaten up outside Patiala court. The government has taken no action against the culprits. Lawyers like Vikram Chaohan and Yashpal Singh said they had full support of the police. Yashpal says “Mai jail k andar jaa ke Kanhaiya ko maarunga” MLA OP Sharma thrashed a CPI worker on road and said mere haath me bandook hoti to mai goli maar deta.” What action have you taken against him?
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# Home Minister Rajnath Singh says JNU is supported by Hafiz Saeed. What proves this government has to say this? Have you investigated before saying this?
#”The thinking of this government is…My way or the highway.”
# What we have seen in the last two years is an atmosphere of intolerance in the country. There is every possible attempt to crush opposing viewpoint. There is nothing worse than falsely accusing students.
# Branding a university of 8000 students for the deeds of eight students unacceptable
#Bandaru Dattaterya in his letter had called Rohith a castiest and an anti-national. Where in the world can you see a HRD minister writing five letters in any case
#The Prime Minister speaks of demographic dividend of the youth. But what do we see in the country? In Madhya Pradesh, we see Vyapam in Madhya Pradesh, the problem of drugs in Punjab, the way the voice of students in FTII was muzzled. The government machinery is being misused and is trying to crush the voice of the dissident and those having the contrary view.
#There is huge gap between the talk and the act of the government.
