The recent JNU scuffle has prompted Congress MP Imran Masood to decry a toxic influx of hate politics into the iconic university. During an IANS interaction, he exposed what he sees as a targeted assault on its secular soul.
‘Not a Left-ABVP tussle—this is hate politics in action,’ Masood declared. ‘They’re poisoning JNU, India’s secular lighthouse, with divisive flames.’ Details of the clash remain contested, but the rhetoric has escalated.
Responding to PM Modi’s AI Summit attack on Congress, Masood countered fiercely: ‘Country in ruins? Blame the ruling regime—they’ve ravaged it thoroughly.’ This tit-for-tat highlights intensifying pre-election hostilities.
On the FIR against Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand, Masood voiced outrage: ‘Deeply tragic that a figure of his stature faces this. Sanatan guardians—why the silence? Highest spiritual authority targeted; who stands behind the accusers?’
Masood welcomed the arrest of eight terror plot suspects but issued a caveat. ‘Terror warrants iron-fisted action, no question,’ he said. ‘Yet, avoid trapping innocents—many endure 20 years behind bars, only to walk free later.’
Dismissing Taliban’s women-oppressing laws, he stated: ‘Unfathomable—these defy Islam’s principles of female honor.’
Masood’s broadside weaves domestic unrest with larger justice quests, reinforcing Congress’s narrative against perceived authoritarian drifts.