<p>Describing universities as centres to promote "criticial thinking", JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar today alleged that the educational institutions are under attack.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"There is an allegation that we are doing politics. Are we doing politics or is the government is doing politics? (It) has a pre-planned script to destroy autonomy of universities. The precise work of universities, intellectuals is to promote critical thinking," he told reporters at a press conference here.<br /><br />Kumar is on a two-day visit to Hyderabad and Vijaywada, his first visit after coming out of jail on facing sedition charges.<br /><br />The struggle in JNU is an extension of the campaign in Hyderabad Central University for justice to Rohit Vemula. There is a similalrity between HCU and JNU in the context of attack on autonomy of universtities and fight of social justice, he said.<br /><br />Citing examples of FTII, Aligarh Universtity and HCU and JNU he claimed that the campuses are becoming war zones.<br /><br />The development agenda of NDA government has taken a back seat during the last two years of its rule, he alleged.<br /><br />Replying to a query, he said he would not campaign in the election in five states.<br />Last evening, Kumar was not allowed to enter the HCU campus where he was scheduled to address students agitating over the suicide of the Dalit scholar in January this year.<br /><br />Kumar, who came with Rohith's mother and brother to express solidarity with the students, was greeted with slogans for and against him at the gate after the University issued a notification banning entry of outsiders including political parties, media and other social/student groups besides police keeping a strict security at the main gate preventing non-students from entering.<br /><br />After landing in the city yesterday, the student leader had blamed the government for blowing up the issue at JNU (of 'anti-national' slogans) only to divert attention from Rohith's suicide and its aftermath.<br /></p>
<p>Describing universities as centres to promote "criticial thinking", JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar today alleged that the educational institutions are under attack.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"There is an allegation that we are doing politics. Are we doing politics or is the government is doing politics? (It) has a pre-planned script to destroy autonomy of universities. The precise work of universities, intellectuals is to promote critical thinking," he told reporters at a press conference here.<br /><br />Kumar is on a two-day visit to Hyderabad and Vijaywada, his first visit after coming out of jail on facing sedition charges.<br /><br />The struggle in JNU is an extension of the campaign in Hyderabad Central University for justice to Rohit Vemula. There is a similalrity between HCU and JNU in the context of attack on autonomy of universtities and fight of social justice, he said.<br /><br />Citing examples of FTII, Aligarh Universtity and HCU and JNU he claimed that the campuses are becoming war zones.<br /><br />The development agenda of NDA government has taken a back seat during the last two years of its rule, he alleged.<br /><br />Replying to a query, he said he would not campaign in the election in five states.<br />Last evening, Kumar was not allowed to enter the HCU campus where he was scheduled to address students agitating over the suicide of the Dalit scholar in January this year.<br /><br />Kumar, who came with Rohith's mother and brother to express solidarity with the students, was greeted with slogans for and against him at the gate after the University issued a notification banning entry of outsiders including political parties, media and other social/student groups besides police keeping a strict security at the main gate preventing non-students from entering.<br /><br />After landing in the city yesterday, the student leader had blamed the government for blowing up the issue at JNU (of 'anti-national' slogans) only to divert attention from Rohith's suicide and its aftermath.<br /></p>