Months after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja alleged that rapes happen daily at the JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University)and he said that he stands by his statement. He said, “I stand by what I said. Rapes happen daily in JNU. It is hub of criminal activities “
In response to this, the JNU students opposed his statement. Shehla Rashid, JNU Students Union leader in a statement said, “Do rapes happen in JNU? Yes, they take place. But they get reported freely here because we have a sexual harassment committee and all cases are investigated freely. Now why do these people pass such statements? Because they are against women’s rights and they can’t stand that women in JNU move around freely. These people have a problem with the liberal atmosphere.”
The Rajasthan BJP MLA further said,“Students are mostly found taking drugs after 8 pm inside the campus. Those studying in JNU are not children, many are parents of even two children. They indulge in peace protests in the mornings and during the nights, they perform obscene dance.”
