It’s not ‘anti-national’ to differ over ideologies: Ahmed Patel
ning the debate on JNU row, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday said it is not right to call someone “anti-national” just because that person believes in an ideology that is at variance with thoughts of a particular party.
During a brief interaction with the media here, Patel also supported Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s stand on the JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) issue.
“People having a different ideology (than that of a particular party) should not be branded as anti-national. Rahulji also went to the JNU campus and said people must be allowed to express their views and opinions. I completely agree with Rahulji,” said the political secretary of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
In an apparent reference to BJP student wing ABVP, Patel alleged attempts are being made by a student union to take control of the JNU campus.
“It is condemnable if someone is really involved in anti-national activities. It is equally condemnable if some student union, having political backing, wants to capture and dominate the campus through this issue,” said Patel.
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