On 5th January (Monday), the Supreme Court refused bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the wider conspiracy case involving the anti-Hindu Delhi riots. It noted that the evidence presented a prima facie case against the two under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Afterwards, left-wing students raised offensive slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to protest the court’s verdict.
“Modi-Shah, teri kabar khudegi JNU ki dharti par (Modi-Shah, your graves will be dug on JNU soil),” “Ambani-raj ki kabar khudegi JNU ki dharti par (The reign of Ambani will be buried on JNU soil),” and “Adani-raj ki kabar khudegi JNU ki dharti par (The reign of Adani will be buried on JNU soil),” among other slogans, were heard on the campus. Additionally, slogans were chanted against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
"MODI SHAH KI KABRA KHUDEGI JNU KI DHARTI PAR"
— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) January 6, 2026
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
According to reports, the controversial sloganeering and protest took place outside the “Guerilla Dhaba” where the participants also chanted slogans against the apex court’s decision. They are members of groups such as the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), the Democratic Students’ Federation (DSF), and the All India Students’ Association (AISA).
JNU Students Union Joint Secretary Danish and Secretary Sunil were also present there alongside several students affiliated with left-wing organisations, reported NDTV.
It is noteworthy that such actions have been repeatedly observed in these institutions under the guise of demonstrations. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was targeted with similar slogans during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) agitation inside Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). A video of the incident went viral where a radical mob could be heard declaring, “Yogi, your grave will be dug on AMU soil,” in 2020, after which the matter was reported to the local police station.
A similar controversy transpired in 2022 at Banaras Hindu University, where anti-Hindu graffiti, including Kashmir to bas jhanki hai, poora Bharat baaki hai (Kashmir is only the beginning, whole India is still there” and “Brahman teri kabar khudegi BHU ki dharti par (Graves of the Brahmins will be dug at BHU campus), reportedly appeared on walls after an Iftar party.
Likewise, JNU was defaced with graffiti against the Brahmin and Baniya communities in 2022, threatening, “Brahmin-Baniya, we are coming for you,” “We will avenge,” “Brahmins leave the campus,” “Brahmins leave India,” “Now there will be blood,” “Go back to shakha, and other equally offensive statements.
