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By Pooja Chaudhuri
A widespread message carries a picture of a hostel building claiming that the Congress government had constructed a 400-room hostel for Jammu and Kashmir students at Jamia Millia Islamia in 2012. “In this hostel, no Hindus or other religions can stay.” The message claimed that Muslim students from J&K are accommodated in the college hostel for “free”. The post below drew 5,700 shares at the time of writing.
( Link https://www.facebook.com/100003204402855/posts/4089476837835756/)
Alt News has also received fact-check requests for the claim on the official mobile application.
The same image was earlier widespread in the name of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
The message was viral on Facebook.
Fact-check
The picture does not show ‘J&K hostel’ at JNU. The board in front, faintly visible in the picture, reads ‘Jamia Millia Islamia.’
Union Minister Rajnath Singh and then Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti were invited to inaugurate a girls’ hostel at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in 2017. “The hostel will cater to female students from J&K pursuing any course at the Central University. The hostel has 135 rooms,” reported The Hindu on November 17, 2017.
The inauguration was postponed amid protests, however, the 400-bed facility was made accessible to students in the following months.
“The plan for the hostel was first conceived in 2012 when a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Jamia and the Ministry of Home Affairs. A senior Ministry official said the project was expedited after Mr. Singh’s visits to the State over the past two years,” The Hindu’s report further said.
The claim that Congress constructed the hostel in 2012 is false. Even though an MoU between JMI and then Congress government was signed in 2012, the hostel was constructed under BJP’s rule.
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