 "BJP workers create ruckus at Bengaluru's Jyothi Nivas College amid protest against installation of pro-CAA posters at institution")
Bengaluru: Some BJP workers created ruckus on Wednesday at a college while seeking support for the amended Citizenship Act by raising slogans like ‘Go back to Pakistan’ outside the campus on Wednesday, as girl students opposed a pro-CAA banner on the wall of their institution. A video of the incident went viral on the social media. A group of BJP workers, supporters of local party leader MM Govindaraj, had put up a poster “India Supports CAA” on the wall of Jyothi Nivas College near Koramangala. This was opposed by girl students, who said they would not allow any such poster to be put up on the college property.
A few videos & photos of outside #JyotiNivascollege are being circulated on social media. MLA (@RLR_BTM) & I have spoken to cops and the Prinicipal of about this incident.Spoke to @DCPSEBCP and she said that Koramangala cops went there immediately & they are picketing even now. pic.twitter.com/KW1WTTMi4u
— Sowmya | ಸೌಮ್ಯ (@Sowmyareddyr) January 8, 2020
The BJP workers then tried to shout down the students. “You are not concerned about the citizenship, you are concerned about yourself. You should be concerned about India first. You are not an Indian then,” a BJP worker is heard screaming at the girls in the video. They also questioned the students if they had valid reasons to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act and sought to know whether they wanted an argument or a debate. The BJP workers purportedly told the girls that they were only the students of the college and not the owner. “What’s your problem madam with the CAA? Are you the owner of the college?” they asked. Amid the heated argument, the BJP workers resorted to sloganeering like ‘We want CAA’ and “Go back to Pakistan’, as seen in another video shot by the students. BTM Layout Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy visited the college on Thursday after learning about the incident and spoke to its management.
BJP is doing this all over the city, even near malls, distributing pamphlets to houses.Plz watch out & if there is any issue anytime anywhere plz contact the cops immediately. This kind of behaviour is just not ok just because we are opposing it. This is a democratic free country
— Sowmya | ಸೌಮ್ಯ (@Sowmyareddyr) January 8, 2020
Later, he told reporters that the campus should not be allowed for any political activities. “Any signature campaign whether in favour or against it (CAA) should be done outside the campus,” Reddy said. He cautioned the pro-CAA protesters he will not let any violent incidents like the one at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi happen at the city college. Reddy’s daughter Sowmya Reddy, who is the Jayanagar MLA, tweeted, “A few videos and photos of outside #JyotiNivascollege are being circulated on social media. MLA Ramalinga Reddy and I have spoken to cops and the Prinicipal about this incident. Spoke to DCP South East Bengaluru and she said that Koramangala cops went there immediately and they are picketing even now,” she added.
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