The Goa Forward Party on Sunday condemned the violence at JNU in Delhi and said the "heinous masked attack" on professors and students is "shocking and appalling".
Violence is the first resort of cowards and intellectually bankrupt, the party, an NDA ally, said.
Violence broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in police which conducted a flag march.
At least 28 people, including JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos reigned on the campus for nearly two hours.
"The dastardly and heinous masked attack on the professors and students of JNU is shocking and appalling. Difference of opinion and dissent is democratic and should not and will not be allowed to be met with violence and assault. I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms," Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai said in a tweet.
Minutes later, the GFP, from its official handle, said "Violence is the first resort of cowards and the intellectually bankrupt. Only those ignorant of history will attempt to silence dissent and disagreements with such despicable methods. We strongly condemn the brutal attack on the teachers and students of JNU. Democracy lives!"
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