Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan believes a 10% reservation to the students of western Uttar Pradesh could be an effective way to deal with student protests in Jamia Millia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University. “Sabka ilaj kar denge, kisi ki zaroorat nahin padne ki” (they will treat everybody, nobody else would be required),” he said. ‘Anti-national slogans’He pointed out thousands of students were supporting the CAA in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar but only the protests of students of the Jamia and the JNU which have around eight to ten thousands were making news for raising anti-national slogans. Claiming BJP didn’t do politics of religion, Mr Singh said, “In 2003, former PM Manmohan Singh put forth the same view in the Rajya Sabha. He said those who raise anti-national slogans would be charged with sedition.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2020 19:30 UTC