On Tuesday, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy recommended the shutting down of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for good two years & after that, it should be renamed as Subhash Chandra Bose University.
Speaking on occasion of Constitution Day, the BJP leader said that two years would be enough to "clean up the university" & then it should be renamed as Subhash Chandra Bose University.
Swamy, while making the recommendation, said that there are so many institutions named after Nehru & it is time to rename institutions on the name of others.
"Subhash Chandra Bose is a nationalist & the name would have a positive impact on students. Why should everything be named after Nehru?" said Swamy when asked about the need to rename the University.
He recommended, "There are so many universities in the name of Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru University should be closed down, cleaned up & reopened as Subhash Chandra Bose University".
Asked if this would have an impact on students quality in the University, Swamy said, "We will have civilised students after that (reopening & renaming of JNU) & not junglees like we have today."
This has come up in wake of strike & protests going on in the university regarding the hike in fee structure. The university had been under attack for being a place where anti-nationalist slogans were raised.
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