Amid a row over Muhammad Ali Jinnah's portrait on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus, Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu today demanded the varsity be named after 'Jat king Mahendra Pratap Singh'.

"I demand AMU should be named after Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh," the Haryana minister said addressing a gathering at a ground-breaking ceremony of a Jat Dharamsala in Rewari.

The Haryana minister claimed Mahendra Pratap Singh had "donated" the land for the varsity. Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh's contribution in the field of education cannot be forgotten, he added.

Jinnah, he said, "was responsible for destroying the integrity of the nation. His portrait is displayed in the varsity, but till today no picture of Raja Mahendra Pratap has been installed there".

Earlier this month, a number of groups protested against the portrait of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah being hung at the AMU student union's office.

The matter grabbed headlines first after Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Aligarh MP Satish Gautam questioned the portrait's presence in the office.

Soon after, AMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor dubbed the Jinnah portrait controversy as a 'non-issue' and underscored that latter's portrait is also present at the Bombay High Court and the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat.

Captain Abhimanyu claimed Jat king Mahendra Pratap Singh had 'donated' the land for the varsity

Amid a row over Muhammad Ali Jinnah's portrait on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus, Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu today demanded the varsity be named after 'Jat king Mahendra Pratap Singh'. "I demand AMU should be named after Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh," the Haryana minister said addressing a gathering at a ground-breaking ceremony of a Jat Dharamsala in Rewari. The Haryana minister claimed Mahendra Pratap Singh had "donated" the land for the varsity. Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh's contribution in the field of education cannot be forgotten, he added. Jinnah, he said, "was responsible for destroying the integrity of the nation. His portrait is displayed in the varsity, but till today no picture of Raja Mahendra Pratap has been installed there". Earlier this month, a number of groups protested against the portrait of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah being hung at the AMU student union's office. The matter grabbed headlines first after Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Aligarh MP Satish Gautam questioned the portrait's presence in the office. Soon after, AMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor dubbed the Jinnah portrait controversy as a 'non-issue' and underscored that latter's portrait is also present at the Bombay High Court and the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat.

AMU row: Haryana Finance Minister wants varsity named after 'Jat king'

More than two dozen students of New Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university today left for the Aligarh Muslim University to lend their support to agitating students.

Jamia student leaders said they were going to Aligarh to support their friends.

A few student leaders have reached Allahabad to register a case against the Aligarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in the high court.

The students allege that the Aligarh incident took place because of the carelessness of the current SSP and the police authorities.

Jamia student leader Mirhan Haidar is leading the group of students of the university.

The row is over presence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's portrait in the student's union office of Aligarh Muslim University.

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Aligarh MP Satish Gautam was the first to question the portrait's presence in the office, which has been there for decades.

The matter soon escalated as protests took place outside the university campus, followed by clashes between AMU students and the police, on Wednesday.

 
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Jamia Millia Islamia student leaders said they were going to Aligarh to support their friends

More than two dozen students of New Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university today left for the Aligarh Muslim University to lend their support to agitating students. Jamia student leaders said they were going to Aligarh to support their friends. A few student leaders have reached Allahabad to register a case against the Aligarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in the high court. The students allege that the Aligarh incident took place because of the carelessness of the current SSP and the police authorities. Jamia student leader Mirhan Haidar is leading the group of students of the university. The row is over presence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's portrait in the student's union office of Aligarh Muslim University. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Aligarh MP Satish Gautam was the first to question the portrait's presence in the office, which has been there for decades. The matter soon escalated as protests took place outside the university campus, followed by clashes between AMU students and the police, on Wednesday.

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