Students at Delhi's JNU (Junior University) protested with the slogan "Modi Shah's grave will be dug." The protest was held to mark the sixth anniversary of the 2020 JNU attack and against the rejection of bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. The BJP has also retaliated against the sloganeering.

Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is once again in the news. The reason behind this is said to be the recent protests. On Monday, January 5th, a protest was held on the JNU campus. Students, in their usual style, carried placards and drums. The JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) and leftist organizations protested and raised slogans against the government. The BJP said that the snakes' hoods were being crushed, and the snakes were writhing in pain.

During the protest, students raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and businessman Gautam Adani. The protests followed the Supreme Court's decision to reject the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. A video of the protest has also surfaced, in which slogans against the Prime Minister, Home Minister, and Gautam Adani can be heard.

Delhi Police has not received any complaint against the protest and sloganeering so far, seeing the matter escalating, it is believed that Delhi Police may take cognizance itself.

BJP said attack

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari posted the video, writing, "Urban Naxals protested late last night outside the Sabarmati Hostel in JNU in support of traitors Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. This isn't a protest, it's promoting anti-India thinking. Intellectual terrorists can be academics, doctors, or engineers."

"MODI SHAH KI KABRA KHUDEGI JNU KI DHARTI PAR"

Urban Naxals in support of Anti National Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam protested late night in JNU outside Sabarmati Hostel.

This is not protest, this appropriation of Anti India Thought!

Intellectual Terorist can be academics,… pic.twitter.com/vwDoiI63pf

— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) January 6, 2026

After the video surfaced, Delhi government minister Kapil Mishra wrote on the social media platform X that the snakes' hoods are being crushed. The snakes are writhing in pain. Those who chanted vulgar slogans in support of Naxalites, terrorists, and rioters at JNU are desperate because Naxalites are being eliminated, terrorists are being dealt with, and the rioters have been identified by the court.

सांपों के फ़न कुचले जा रहें हैं
सपोलें बिलबिला रहें हैं

JNU में नक्सलियों, आतंकियों, दंगाइयों के समर्थन में भद्दे नारें लगाने वाले हताश हैं क्योंकि नक्सली खत्म किए जा रहें हैं, आतंकी निपटाए जा रहें हैं और दंगाइयों को कोर्ट पहचान चुका है

— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) January 6, 2026

Protests began on these issues

There are two reasons behind Monday's protest. First, yesterday marked six years since the attack on students and teachers by masked assailants on the JNU campus on January 5, 2020. JNUTA (Teachers' Union) observed the day as a reminder of the "brutal attack" and alleged that the attackers are still "masked" (have not been caught). JNUSU (Students' Union): The students' union organized a "Guerilla Dhaba" event on campus last night. It was a symbolic protest against the 2020 violence.

Another reason behind the protests is the demand for the release of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected the bail pleas of former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case. Students protested against this court decision and demanded their release. JNUSU called this an attack on the judiciary and an attempt to suppress student voices.

There is also controversy regarding library surveillance

For the past few days, protests have been going on against the installation of facial recognition technology and magnetic gates in the campus library. The Delhi Police have also issued notices to some JNUSU officials for questioning in this matter, which students protested yesterday.