IndiaWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari criticized students at Jadavpur University for raising 'Azadi' (freedom) slogans, accusing them of seeking personal freedoms like drug use and supporting separatist causes such as 'Kashmir Mange Azadi'. During a public recital of the national song Vande Mataram, he condemned what he called anti-national sentiments and linked them to past incidents of unrest, including the Nandigram and Jangalmahal movements. Adhikari warned students against dissent, calling them 'ill-mannered', and emphasized restoring patriotism on campus. His remarks followed clashes between ABVP supporters and Left students' unions on the university campus, prompting an inquiry and FIR registrations. The event involved traffic disruptions and security measures.
Bias read (Conservative): The article frames the Chief Minister's criticism of 'Azadi' slogans as a defense of national unity and opposition to separatism, using strong language to condemn what he labels as anti-national behavior. The emphasis on restoring patriotism, linking dissent to historical unrest, and attacking the '
