JNUSU Defends 'Kabar Khudegi' Slogans, Links Chant to SC Bail Denial

In a breaking report on India Today, JNUSU defends the 'Kabar Khudegi' slogans raised during the January 5 vigil, terming the backlash a 'deliberate effort' to defame the university. Reporter Shreya Chatterjee confirms the student body's statement, which clarifies the event was to commemorate the 2020 JNU attack anniversary. The statement links the emotional sloganeering to the Supreme Court's January 5, 2026 judgment denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. JNUSU asserts the chants were an expression of 'ideological dissent' and a constitutional right, rejecting claims of a sinister conspiracy.