NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday he said the NDA government should create a new, bigger and better university on behalf of Swami Vivekananda instead of renaming Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the national capital.
Senior Congress Speaker Ajay maken said it is not appropriate in the BjpIt is part of renaming an existing university and should instead provide an example of how to create a good new university.
“We do not believe in changing the names of existing universities by replacing a name with the name of another icon. It would be better if the BJP created a new university in the name of Swami Vivekananda, which should be good and bigger than the JNU. The existing university it’s not development, “he told reporters when asked about the dispute.
BJP Secretary General CT Ravi had suggested changing the name of the JNU in Delhi to Swami Vivekananda.
The varsity team had seen a fight break out on campus after the prime minister Narendra modi He virtually unveiled a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda on the JNU campus last Thursday, and the students presented their protests.
In November 2019, the JNU administration had filed a police complaint saying that the statue, which was covered by a saffron veil, allegedly had been defaced and the messages were written “addressed to a political party.”
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