'Labs Of Hate Will Not Be Tolerated': JNU To Take Action After Slogans Targeting PM Modi
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju strongly condemned the incident, questioning how such slogans could be raised in what he described as a safe and free country.
- JNU administration vows strict action against students for objectionable slogans.
- An FIR is lodged; campus cannot become 'laboratories of hate'.
- Disciplinary actions may include suspension and permanent debarment.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has announced the strictest action against students accused of raising objectionable slogans targeting the Prime Minister and the Home Minister. An FIR has already been lodged in connection with the incident. In a statement, the university said campuses must remain spaces for innovation and free exchange of ideas, but warned that they cannot be turned into “laboratories of hate”. While affirming that freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental right, the administration stressed that violence, unlawful conduct or any form of anti-national activity would not be tolerated.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has vowed the strictest action against students found raising objectionable slogans against Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble Home Minister. An FIR has already been lodged in the matter. @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @EduMinOfIndia
— Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) (@JNU_official_50) January 6, 2026
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JNU said students found involved will face disciplinary action, including immediate suspension, expulsion and permanent debarment from the university.
Universities are centres for innovation and new ideas, and they cannot be permitted to be converted into laboratories of hate. Freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental right. @rashtrapatibhvn @VPIndia @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @EduMinOfIndia
— Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) (@JNU_official_50) January 6, 2026
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But any form of violence, unlawful conduct or anti-national activity will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
— Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) (@JNU_official_50) January 6, 2026
Students involved in this incident will also face disciplinary measures including immediate suspension, expulsion and permanent debarment from the University.
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Rijiju Says PM Abused
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju strongly condemned the incident, questioning how such slogans could be raised in what he described as a safe and free country. In a post, Rijiju said that in India, the Prime Minister is openly abused, yet those involved still demand freedom. “India will be free from such sick people,” he said.
Modi-Shah Ki Kabar Khudegi ??
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 6, 2026
In a safe and free India, these people keep abusing Prime Minister but seek freedom. INDIA will be free from such sick people !
ऐसे देश में रहते है जहाँ प्रधानमंत्री को खुलेआम गाली दी जाती है... फिर भी ये मानसिक रूप से बीमार लोग को आजादी चाहिए? pic.twitter.com/2IkWxQKadS
The minister added that the country allows open criticism of the Prime Minister, but questioned why, despite this freedom, “mentally sick people” continue to claim they are not free.
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