While Arunachal boy
Nido Tania’s death has sparked protests in Delhi, the two major political
parties seem to be giving a political colour to the issue. While Congress vice
president Rahul Gandhi joined protesters at Jantar Mantar on Monday, members of
‘Modi-fying India’, an outfit of supporters of Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP)
prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi distributed placards with Nido’s
photographs during Sunday’s protest.
When
the students were asked about why the allusion to Modi was being made, they
chose to tear away the parts of the placards mentioning the words: ‘Modi-fying
India’. “We are gathered here for a very sensitive issue and we don’t want our
efforts to reflect any linkage with a political outfit whatsoever”, said a DU
student. In his tribute to Nido, Taba Doni, General Secretary, ASUD also urged
politicians not to play politics on the issue. “I have been getting calls from
student leaders as well as politicians from various political parties.
Although, I appreciate everybody’s support but at the same time I request you
not to politicize the issue”, said Doni while addressing the protesters on
Sunday.
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