After violence broke out inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University yesterday with masked goons barging into the campus, several businessmen and corporate leaders took to Twitter addressing their concerns on safety inside educational establishments and universities.
Among these business leaders were industrialists Anand Mahindra,Harsh Mariwala, Apurva Purohit and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw who called for strict action against miscreants for injuring students and teachers mercilessly and vandalizing property.
In a strong and emotional tweet, businessman Anand Mahindra said the people responsible for this “must be traced and hunted down swiftly”. The 64-year old industrialist urged all people across the country to speak up against the violence, irrespective of political ideology or faith.
This isn’t the first time Mahindra has expressed his thoughts on the recent developments in the country. After the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December last year, he called for “peace, calm & non-violence.” He even raised concerns over difficulties in conducting business in such an environment.
Sunday’s mob attack was condemned nationwide by political leaders across party lines and Bollywood actors. More than 20 students, including JNU students’ union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured in the attack. The university remains tense after last night’s violence. Several universities saw late-night protests against the mob attack. In Mumbai, hundreds of students have called for an “Occupy Gateway” movement.
In a statement, the government said on Sunday that Home Minister Amit Shah has sought a report from the Delhi Police. “It has come to the Ministry’s notice that a group of masked people entered the JNU campus today, threw stones, damaged property and attacked students. This is very unfortunate and highly condemnable, such acts of violence and anarchy will not be tolerated,” the ministry tweeted from its official handle.
Today, the Delhi Police filed a first information report (FIR) in this case and said some masked goons have been identified.
Sandeep is a journalism and mass communication graduate with a keen interest in politics and business. He is a part of Research & Content team at HrNxt.com.