BJP chief and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday mentioned that US campuses aren’t secure anymore and urged the US envoy to current a clear disclosure of the US universities.
Chandrasekhar made the comment in response to US Ambassador Eric Garcetti, who in a put up on X, urged individuals to hitch the US training truthful being held throughout India this month.
The BJP chief mentioned that being a US college graduate himself, he can testify to some wonderful universities within the US, however added that there was latest violence and targetted intimidation in US campuses.
“Expensive Ambassador @USAmbIndia – as you invite our Younger Indians to check within the US. I Am additionally US Uni graduate and might testify to some wonderful Univs within the US. However as latest violence and targetted intimidation on US campuses hv proven, US campuses arent the identical secure facilities of studying anymore and plenty of Indian dad and mom needed to rush their youngsters again to India,” Chandrasekhar mentioned.
Expensive Ambassador @USAmbIndia – as you invite our Younger Indians to check within the US. I Am additionally US Uni graduate and might testify to some wonderful Univs within the US.
However as latest violence and targetted intimidation on US campuses hv proven, US campuses arent the identical secure facilities of… https://t.co/eVutChzt3C
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@RajeevRC_X) August 6, 2024
“So festivals are good however pls do hv clear disclosures of campus security as properly,” he added.
The BJP chief was referring to the campus protests earlier in Could the place a number of college students protested in assist of Palestinians and in opposition to the violence within the Gaza warfare.
The US Ambassador, whereas inviting college students to the US College Honest, mentioned, “College students and oldsters, I’m thrilled to ask you to our #EducationUSA Festivals, that are going down throughout India this month. That is your probability to satisfy representatives from greater than 80 U.S. universities and study admissions, scholarships and way more.”
Demonstrators had arrange encampments in additional than 80 campuses throughout the US demanding that tutorial establishments sever monetary ties with Israel or companies linked to the Israeli navy’s warfare in Gaza.