Months after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja alleged rapes happen daily at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he said that he stands by his statement. "I stand by what I said. Rapes happen daily at JNU. It is the hub of criminal activities," he said on Wednesday.
Hitting out at the MLA, JNU students say such comments hint at a propaganda against the varsity. "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," JNU Students Union leader Shehla Rashid said.
The MLA from Rajasthan had in February claimed that 3,000 used condoms, 500 used contraceptive injections, 10,000 cigarette butts and 50,000 pieces of bones were found on the university's campus every day.
Hundreds of social media users ridiculed Ahuja after the MLA from Ramgarh in Alwar had accused JNU students of "misdeed with our sisters and daughters".
The BJP MLA went on to claim that “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," he said during a protest march on Monday in Alwar attacking JNU students.
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