'Pakistan zindabad' slogans at Aligarh college's Tiranga rally, students, principal charged
India Today
On August 13, a Tiranga rally was organized by a college in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh during which some students allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans.
Several students have been charged by the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh after videos of them raising slogans in support of Pakistan during a Tiranga yatra surfaced. They have been charged under the relevant section of the Indian Penal Code.
On August 13, a Tiranga rally was organized by a college in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh during which some students allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans. Some had complained to the college administration, with videos of the procession. However, no action was taken and the college allegedly tried to suppress it.
The complainant then approached the police with the video, based on which, a case was registered against unknown students. The principal and the manager of the college have also been named as accused of “disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant”.
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“A rally was organized by our college. Teachers walked ahead of us in the procession, followed by us. There were many students. Suddenly, we heard slogans of ‘Pakistan zindabad’. We immediately informed our teachers about it. I only heard the slogans. I don’t know whether they were being raised by students of the college or outsiders,” Rajan Kumar, a student of the college, told India Today TV.
“It was a huge gathering on August 13. We got information from some students that slogans of Hindustan zindabad were raised and it was countered with “Pakistan zindabad”. We began investigating it. But no video could be found,” the principal told India Today TV.
Aligarh’s Superintendent of Police (Rural), Palash Bansal, said that during the rally, in addition to the patriotic slogans, some objectionable slogans were raised. “We took cognizance of the case after seeing the video. Action has been taken against the principal and the manager,” Bansal said.
